how to pronounce plait

/plæt/

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plait is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of plait in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… forgot to put it in a plait so it's now …”

meanings of plait

noun:

A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.

verb:

To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat.
To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid.

plait frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word plait occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics plait can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that plait can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) life, nature, and living environment;