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slovo definícia plait (mass) plait - pomýliť plait (encz) plait,plést v: plait (encz) plait,splést v: Plait (gcide) Plait \Plait\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plaited; p. pr. & vb. n. Plaiting.] 1. To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle. [1913 Webster] 2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope. [1913 Webster] Plait (gcide) Plait \Plait\, n. [OE. playte, OF. pleit, L. plicatum, plicitum, p. p. of plicare to fold, akin to plectere to plait. See Ply, and cf. Plat to weave, Pleat, Plight fold.] 1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait. [1913 Webster] The plaits and foldings of the drapery. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat. [1913 Webster] Polish plait. (Med.) Same as Plica. [1913 Webster] plait (wn) plait n 1: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: braid, plait, tress, twist] 2: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape [syn: pleat, plait] v 1: make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" [syn: braid, lace, plait] 2: weave into plaits; "plait hair"

podobné slovo definícia plait (mass) plait - pomýliť plait (encz) plait,plést v: plait,splést v: plaiter (encz) plaiter, n: Box plait (gcide) Box \Box\, n.; pl. Boxes [As. box a small case or vessel with a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b["u]chse; fr. L. buxus boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See Pyx, and cf. Box a tree, Bushel.] 1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various shapes. [1913 Webster] 2. The quantity that a box contain. [1913 Webster] 3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or other place of public amusement. [1913 Webster] Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage. --Dorset. [1913 Webster] The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a poor box; a contribution box. [1913 Webster] Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks, Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J. Warton. [1913 Webster] 5. A small country house. "A shooting box." --Wilson. [1913 Webster] Tight boxes neatly sashed. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box. [1913 Webster] 7. (Mach) (a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing. (b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump. [1913 Webster] 8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach. [1913 Webster] 9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or gift. "A Christmas box." --Dickens. [1913 Webster] 10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands. [1913 Webster] 11. (Zool.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue. [1913 Webster] Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox. [1913 Webster] Box beam (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have the form of a long box. Box car (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and inclosed on the sides to protect its contents. Box chronometer, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals, to preserve its proper position. Box coat, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a heavy cape to carry off the rain. Box coupling, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or other parts in machinery. Box crab (Zool.), a crab of the genus Calappa, which, when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box. Box drain (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides, and with flat top and bottom. Box girder (Arch.), a box beam. Box groove (Metal Working), a closed groove between two rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between collars on another. --R. W. Raymond. Box metal, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead, and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc. Box plait, a plait that doubles both to the right and the left. Box turtle or Box tortoise (Zool.), a land tortoise or turtle of the genera Cistudo and Emys; -- so named because it can withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson. In a box, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in difficulty. (Colloq.) In the wrong box, out of one's place; out of one's element; awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554) [1913 Webster] Plaited (gcide) Plait \Plait\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plaited; p. pr. & vb. n. Plaiting.] 1. To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle. [1913 Webster] 2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope. [1913 Webster]Plaited \Plait"ed\, a. Folded; doubled over; braided; figuratively, involved; intricate; artful. [1913 Webster] Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Plaiter (gcide) Plaiter \Plait"er\, n. One who, or that which, plaits. [1913 Webster] Plaiting (gcide) Plait \Plait\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plaited; p. pr. & vb. n. Plaiting.] 1. To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle. [1913 Webster] 2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope. [1913 Webster] Polish plait (gcide) Plait \Plait\, n. [OE. playte, OF. pleit, L. plicatum, plicitum, p. p. of plicare to fold, akin to plectere to plait. See Ply, and cf. Plat to weave, Pleat, Plight fold.] 1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait. [1913 Webster] The plaits and foldings of the drapery. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat. [1913 Webster] Polish plait. (Med.) Same as Plica. [1913 Webster]Plica \Pli"ca\, n. [LL., a fold, fr. L. plicare to fold. See Ply, v.] 1. (Med.) A disease of the hair (Plica polonica), in which it becomes twisted and matted together. The disease is of Polish origin, and is hence called also Polish plait. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) The bend of the wing of a bird. [1913 Webster] Plicate Replait (gcide) Replait \Re*plait"\ (r?-pl?t"), v. t. To plait or fold again; to fold, as one part over another, again and again. [1913 Webster] plait (wn) plait n 1: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: braid, plait, tress, twist] 2: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape [syn: pleat, plait] v 1: make by braiding or interlacing; "lace a tablecloth" [syn: braid, lace, plait] 2: weave into plaits; "plait hair" plaiter (wn) plaiter n 1: someone who plaits (hair or fabric etc.)