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Recent Examples of plait
Marci Robin, Allure, 13 Feb. 2025
The series follows nine-year-old Pippi, a plucky girl with a pair of quirky plaits who moves to a Swedish village following the death of her parents.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
This fall, Tom Ford proposed a louche take on evening style, using black, slim-plaited, or delicately sequined scarves whose long tassels provocatively dangle at the hips.
—Tom Stubbs, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The classic, super-long plait was just as polished.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 13 Feb. 2025
The series follows nine-year-old Pippi, a plucky girl with a pair of quirky plaits who moves to a Swedish village following the death of her parents.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
The student, who studies milliner and enjoys a technique called straw plaiting when crafting hats, thanked His Majesty and Chanel for their contributions.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
This fall, Tom Ford proposed a louche take on evening style, using black, slim-plaited, or delicately sequined scarves whose long tassels provocatively dangle at the hips.
—Tom Stubbs, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plait
braid
Noun
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Evidence of production wear include fraying at the butt, loose braids, and scuffing from stunt use nearly half a century ago.—
India Brown,
Robb Report,
22 July 2025
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For Comme des Garçons, braids of various sizes snaked down models’ fronts after cascading from under hats.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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“Plait.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plait. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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