PLAIT Meaning of PLAIT in English n. & v.n. 1 a length of hair, straw, etc., in three or more interlaced strands. 2 = PLEAT. v.tr. form (hair etc.) into a plait. [ ME f. OF pleit fold ult. f. L plicare fold ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012