To fold; to double in narrow streaks; as, to plait a gown or a sleeve.

A fold; a doubling; as of cloth. It is very difficult to trace out the figure of a vest through all the plaits and folding of the drapery.

A braid of hair; a tress.

To braid; to interweave strands; as, to plait the hair.

To entangle; to involve.