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: --
In the main factories other work was undertaken such as sewing, stocking knitting and straw plaiting.
It has been used for straw plaiting hats and other similar uses.
The first industrial enterprises (raw silk production, weaving, straw plaiting and veneer factories) emerged around 1840.
At its peak in the early nineteenth century a woman could earn more by plaiting than a man could earn on the land.
During the 18th and 19th century, small cottage industries such as linen weaving and straw plaiting began to supplement agriculture in the local economy.
The suffix lau is used when formally counting fish, in reference to the customary plaiting of fish in leaves (lau) before cooking.
Economic development accelerated in the 19th century with the industrialization of the local craft of plaiting straw.
The associated textiles include many complex weave structures as well as elaborate plaiting and knotting techniques.
