ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLAIT
Pleyt, from Old French pleit, from Latin plicāre to fold.
WHAT DOES PLAIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of plait in the English dictionary
The first definition of plait in the dictionary is a length of hair, ribbon, etc, that has been plaited. Other definition of plait is a loaf of bread of several twisting or intertwining parts. Plait is also to intertwine in a pattern.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PLAIT
PRESENT
Present
I plait
you plait
he/she/it plaits
we plait
you plait
they plait
Present continuous
I am plaiting
you are plaiting
he/she/it is plaiting
we are plaiting
you are plaiting
they are plaiting
Present perfect
I have plaited
you have plaited
he/she/it has plaited
we have plaited
you have plaited
they have plaited
Present perfect continuous
I have been plaiting
you have been plaiting
he/she/it has been plaiting
we have been plaiting
you have been plaiting
they have been plaiting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I plaited
you plaited
he/she/it plaited
we plaited
you plaited
they plaited
Past continuous
I was plaiting
you were plaiting
he/she/it was plaiting
we were plaiting
you were plaiting
they were plaiting
Past perfect
I had plaited
you had plaited
he/she/it had plaited
we had plaited
you had plaited
they had plaited
Past perfect continuous
I had been plaiting
you had been plaiting
he/she/it had been plaiting
we had been plaiting
you had been plaiting
they had been plaiting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will plait
you will plait
he/she/it will plait
we will plait
you will plait
they will plait
Future continuous
I will be plaiting
you will be plaiting
he/she/it will be plaiting
we will be plaiting
you will be plaiting
they will be plaiting
Future perfect
I will have plaited
you will have plaited
he/she/it will have plaited
we will have plaited
you will have plaited
they will have plaited
Future perfect continuous
I will have been plaiting
you will have been plaiting
he/she/it will have been plaiting
we will have been plaiting
you will have been plaiting
they will have been plaiting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would plait
you would plait
he/she/it would plait
we would plait
you would plait
they would plait
Conditional continuous
I would be plaiting
you would be plaiting
he/she/it would be plaiting
we would be plaiting
you would be plaiting
they would be plaiting
Conditional perfect
I would have plait
you would have plait
he/she/it would have plait
we would have plait
you would have plait
they would have plait
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been plaiting
you would have been plaiting
he/she/it would have been plaiting
we would have been plaiting
you would have been plaiting
they would have been plaiting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you plait
we let´s plait
you plait
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
plaiting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLAIT»
Discover the use of
plait in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
plait and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from ...
'The Truth Is Out There' and it's in this book. I loved it!" --Mike Mullane, Space Shuttle astronaut and author of Do Your Ears Pop in Space? Advance praise for Philip Plait?s Bad Astronomy "Bad Astronomy is just plain good!
2
Death from the Skies!: These are the Ways the World Will End--
It's only a matter of time before a cosmic disaster spells the end of the Earth. But how concerned should we about about any of these catastrophic scenarios? And if they do post a danger, can anything be done to stop them?
3
Spotted Dick, s'il vous plaît: an English restaurant in France
Included in this charming tale are twelve typically English recipes that anyone can make! "After Peter Mayle comes Tom Higgins in Lyon. . . . Delightful reading.
4
Old-Fashioned Ribbon Trimmings and Flowers
A double knife-plaited ribbon is illustrated in Fig. 7. Such plaiting is done in much
the same manner as the single knife plaiting. Gauges are used to insure perfectly
even plaits, but eight are required instead of four. The first plait is made as in ...
double-strand plait by carrying numbers 1 and 2 around so they will follow
numbers 3 and 4 back, and then by carrying numbers 3 and 4 around so that they
will follow numbers 1 and 2 back. When the knot is completed it will look like the ...
6
The Complete Book of Straw Craft and Corn Dollies: ...
Above, Teme Valley crown; below, Worcester crown. each plait over the next plait
to the right and under the next. Draw up the knot. Tie the four-plaits around the
two- plaits just above the heads and arch them to form a globe shape. Tie at the ...
7
Strands of a
Plait, Singly
This young girl is not intended to be a strand of the particular human plait we are
trying to braid here, except insofar as she is Vered's daughter. Having grown up
in this country, she is not different from the native-born Sabras of Israel; they may
...
Rachel Sarna Araten, 1998
8
Reports from Commissioners
Straw plait. The plaiting branch. The making-up branch. Resemble lace and
millinery work. Plaiting schools. Boys plait Blocking, dyeing, &c. Sewing.
Importance of the manufactures. The straw plait district. To Hkr Majesty's
Commissioners.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1864
9
Specifications and Drawings of Patents Issued from the U.S. ...
To re-enforce the portion between the middle plait A and the side plait B, I make
the narrow plait O of one edge of the cloth, of which the front portion of plait A and
the plaits B and D are formed, and above C I make another narrow plait, E, ...
United States. Patent Office, 1873
10
Admiralty Manual of Seamanship
... 0350/744-2499 24.0 tonnes 156m Polyester Superline 16mm 0350/746-5139
7.0 tonnes 220m Polyester 8 plait blue 8mm 0350/529-7387 0.39 tonnes 150m
Polyester 16 plait blue 10mm 0350/529-7388 2.25 tonnes 150m Polyester 16
plait ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLAIT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
plait is used in the context of the following news items.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield Gets Animated in a New Comedy Science …
By Phil Plait · It's Not Rocket Science Albert the Space Pug is a) real, and 2) cracking me up here. Photo by Chris Hadfield and the team at INRS. «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
STEREO-A Peeks Out From Behind the Sun
By Phil Plait · Sun Wait. It's not the night side of the Sun ... ? Photo by NASA/STEREO. Studying the Sun from Earth can be frustrating. From 150 ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
New Study Shows HPV Vaccine Is Safe
By Phil Plait. HPV A scourge we can eliminate, if we choose wisely: the human papillomavirus. Photo by the Laboratory of Tumor Virus Biology. «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
Curl your hair with straighteners: They can do so much more than …
Starting at the top of each plait, she held the straighteners in place for a few seconds before working her way down to the ends. 'The secret is to ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Star Wars: why C-3PO is this season's fashion hit
The Princess Leia effect is mainly seen in hair – not the absurd earmuff buns, but the plait headband worn in The Empire Strikes Back, which is ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Billie Faiers indulges in PDA session with fiance Greg Shepherd in …
It was a typically glamorous look for the ITVBe star, who wore her honey blonde tresses loose in a simple plait, as well as a pair of oversized ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
More Amazing Images of Pluto: Ice Flows and an Aura of Haze
By Phil Plait. newhorizons_pluto_backlit_590. I've been expecting—and seeing—amazing images of Pluto from the close approach flyby of the ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
Exoplanet Kepler-452b Orbits a Star Very Much Like the Sun in Its …
By Phil Plait · Kepler-452b Artist's illustration of what Kepler-452b might look like. Click to exoplanetate. Drawing by NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle. «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
This Part-Dutch, Part-Fishtail Tutorial Will Cause Major Braid Envy
We enlisted the help of T3 stylist and Chrissy Teigen's mane man, David Lopez, to create an epic two-part plait perfect for a night jamming out ... «Health.com, Jul 15»
Un cafe, s'il vous plait
Customers entering the new French Press Bakery and Cafe might think they've just stepped into a bit of Paris, or Brooklyn. The sophisticated ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
