plaiter
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plait
(plāt, plăt)n.
1. A braid, especially of hair.
2. A pleat.
tr.v. plait·ed, plait·ing, plaits
1. To braid.
2. To pleat.
3. To make by braiding.
[Middle English pleit, fold, braid, possibly from pleiten, to fold, braid, alteration (influenced by Old French pleit, fold) of Old French plier, pleiir, from Latin plicāre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]
plait′er n.
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plaiter
(ˈplætə)n
(Crafts) a person who plaits something such as wool, hair, or threads
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