1 a length of hair arranged by dividing it into sections and passing these over one another in turn: She wore her hair in a long plait.
az: hörük
ru: коса
2 a similar arrangement of any material: a plait of straw.
az: hörgü; hörmə
ru: плетёнка
♦ verb
to arrange in this way: She plaited three strips of leather to make a belt; She plaited her hair.
az: hörmək
ru: заплетать