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PLAIT (through O. Fr. pleit, from Lat. plicitum, folded, plicare, to fold)

PLAIT (through O. Fr. pleit, from See also:
LAT
Lat. plicitum, folded, plicare, to See also:
FOLD
fold) , properly a See also:

FOLD

fold, especially a fold of See also:

CLOTH

cloth, now usually in the See also:

COLLATERAL (from Med. Lat. collateralis,—cum, with, and latus, lateris, side,—side by side, hence parallel or additional)

collateral See also:

FORM (Lat. forma)

form " pleat." " See also:

PLAIT (through O. Fr. pleit, from Lat. plicitum, folded, plicare, to fold)

Plait " is now principally applied to entwined strands of ribbon, See also:

HAIR (a word common to Teutonic languages)

hair, See also:

STRAW

straw or fibre .

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