plait
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
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Sense 2 verb
make by braiding or interlacing
lace a tablecloth
Types & categories
- tissue hypernym
Related & opposite
- gold braid derivation
- lace derivation
- pleat derivation
- plaiter derivation
- handicraft domain topic
Sense 3 noun
any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
Types & categories
- fold hypernym
- box pleat hyponym
- inverted pleat hyponym
- kick pleat hyponym
- knife pleat hyponym
- tuck hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
weave into plaits
plait hair
Types & categories
- weave hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | twist |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | plait |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pleach |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | coif |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | queue |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pigtail |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | gold braid |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | lace |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pleat |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | plaiter |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | handicraft |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | tissue |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pleat |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | braid |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | fold |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | box pleat |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | inverted pleat |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | kick pleat |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | knife pleat |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tuck |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | braid |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | plaiter |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | weave |