# plait

> English word · Noun · IPA /pleɪt/ · frequency rank #58,281

## Definitions
1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

## Etymology
From Middle English pleit, from Anglo-Norman pleit (compare Old French ploit), from Latin plectō, which is akin to Old Norse flétta (Danish flette), Russian плести́ (plestí) and also to Old English fleohtan, which it displaced. Doublet of plight (“plait, fold”) and pleat.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/plait