Plait /(?)/

1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.

   The plaits and foldings of the drapery.

2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

imp. & p. p. Plaited; p. pr. & vb. n. Plaiting

1. To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.