do up one's hair in a plait

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• hair — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. mane (see hair); filament;bit, inch (see narrowness, nearness). II Body covering filament Nouns 1. hair; head of hair, mop, mane, crop of hair, thatch, shock; gray, silver or white hair (see… …   English dictionary for students

• plait — I UK [plæt] / US [pleɪt] noun [countable] Word forms plait : singular plait plural plaits a length of hair formed by twisting three separate lengths over each other, worn especially by women and girls. The usual American word is braid Christina s …   English dictionary

• plait — [[t]plæ̱t, AM ple͟ɪt[/t]] plaits, plaiting, plaited 1) VERB If you plait three or more lengths of hair, rope, or other material together, you twist them over and under each other to make one thick length. [mainly BRIT] [V n] Joanna parted her… …   English dictionary

• plait — plait1 [plæt US pleıt, plæt] v [T] BrE to twist three long pieces of hair or rope over and under each other to make one long piece American Equivalent: braid ▪ She plaited her hair hurriedly. ▪ a plaited leather belt plait 2 plait2 n [Date: 1400… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• plait — [plæt] , American [pleɪt] noun [C] I a length of hair that is formed by twisting three separate lengths over each other II verb [T] plait [plæt]; American [pleɪt] to twist three lengths of hair or rope over and under each other in order to make… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• plait — 1 verb (T) BrE to twist 3 long pieces of hair, rope etc over and under each other to make one long piece; braid 2 AmE: a plaited leather belt | She plaited her hair hurriedly. 2 noun (C) BrE a length of something, especially hair, made by… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Polish plait — ( Plica polonica in Latin) is a formation of hair. It can be viewed as a hairstyle similar to dreadlocks or a hair disease.As a diseaseThe Polish plait usually results from deficient hair care. Uncombed hair becomes irreversibly entangled,… …   Wikipedia

• Lock of hair — A lock of hair is a piece or pieces of hair that has been cut from, or remains singly on, a human head, most commonly bunched or tied together in some way. A standard dictionary definition defines a lock as a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair… …   Wikipedia

• French plait — ˌFrench ˈplait [French plait] (BrE) (NAmE ˌFrench ˈbraid) noun a ↑hairstyle for women in which all the hair is …   Useful english dictionary

• French plait — noun Brit. a woman s hairstyle in which all the hair is gathered tightly and pulled back from the forehead into one large plait down the back of the head …   English new terms dictionary

• Dreadlocks — A man with natural freeform dreadlocks. Dreadlocks, also called locks, a ras, dreads, rasta or Jata (Hindi), are matted coils of hair. Dreadlocks are usually intentionally formed; because of the variety of different hair textures, various methods …   Wikipedia