0 present participle of plait
1 to join three or more pieces of hair or string-like material by putting them over each other in a special pattern:
They also enhanced their beauty through facial tattooing, washing daily, plaiting and applying red ochre to their hair, wearing sweet-smelling leaves and using love medicines.
The second is plaiting it into what are called sennets—an appropriately archaic word—and the third is turning them into matting.
Industries which benefitted included flour milling, brewing, silk weaving, lace-making and straw plaiting.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, traditional agriculture was partially replaced by linen weaving, straw plaiting and shoe manufacturing (until 1960) in the local economy.
Legend also states that he initiated the style of plaiting men's hair.
The pointed arch enclosing the gate is decorated with muqarnas corbels and a geometrically patterned plaiting.
The gate is enclosed by a pointed arch decorated with muqarnas corbels and a plaiting with elegant geometric patterns.
The associated textiles include many complex weave structures as well as elaborate plaiting and knotting techniques.
