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plaiting

/pley-ting, plat-ing/US // ˈpleɪ tɪŋ, ˈplæt ɪŋ //

辫子,编制,编织,纺织

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : anything that is braided or pleated.
    • : plaits collectively.

Examples

  • Women were plaiting hives in the open air; and the bees were abroad, mingling their humming with the murmurs from the sea.

  • They employ themselves in plaiting straw for hats and cigar-cases.

  • It is trimmed with a fall of white lace upon the lower edge, a narrower one forming a beading to the plaiting round the neck.

  • She went up to the little mat-plaiting girl as she gave that answer, and began playing with her long flaxen hair.

  • He turned upon the doorstep, and taking between his fingers the hem of Truelove's apron fell to plaiting it.