Definition of plet in English:

plet

noun plɛt

Irish English, Scottish, Northern

A plait or braid; plaited work.

noun plɛt

historical

A heavy whip, sometimes loaded with lead, formerly used as an instrument of punishment in Russia.

verb plɛt

Irish English, Scottish, Northern

with object To braid or intertwine (strands of hair, straw, etc.).

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Medulla Grammatice. Probably ultimately a variant of plait, either arising from shortening of Middle English variants with long open ē, or by analogy with past tense and past participle forms of pleat
late 18th century; earliest use found in William Coxe. From Russian plet′ scourge, whip from plesti to scourge, whip
late Middle English; earliest use found in Mirour of Mans Saluacioune. Either originally inferred from past tense and past participle forms of pleat, or directly from plet.

Definition of plet in US English:

plet

nounplɛt

Irish English, Scottish, Northern

A plait or braid; plaited work.

nounplɛt

historical

A heavy whip, sometimes loaded with lead, formerly used as an instrument of punishment in Russia.

verbplɛt

Irish English, Scottish, Northern

with object To braid or intertwine (strands of hair, straw, etc.).

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Medulla Grammatice. Probably ultimately a variant of plait, either arising from shortening of Middle English variants with long open ē, or by analogy with past tense and past participle forms of pleat<br>late 18th century; earliest use found in William Coxe. From Russian plet′ scourge, whip from plesti to scourge, whip<br>late Middle English; earliest use found in Mirour of Mans Saluacioune. Either originally inferred from past tense and past participle forms of pleat, or directly from plet.

词汇	plet
释义	Definition of plet in English: plet noun plɛt Irish English, Scottish, Northern A plait or braid; plaited work. noun plɛt historical A heavy whip, sometimes loaded with lead, formerly used as an instrument of punishment in Russia. verb plɛt Irish English, Scottish, Northern with object To braid or intertwine (strands of hair, straw, etc.). Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in Medulla Grammatice. Probably ultimately a variant of plait, either arising from shortening of Middle English variants with long open ē, or by analogy with past tense and past participle forms of pleat late 18th century; earliest use found in William Coxe. From Russian plet′ scourge, whip from plesti to scourge, whip late Middle English; earliest use found in Mirour of Mans Saluacioune. Either originally inferred from past tense and past participle forms of pleat, or directly from plet. Definition of plet in US English: plet nounplɛt Irish English, Scottish, Northern A plait or braid; plaited work. nounplɛt historical A heavy whip, sometimes loaded with lead, formerly used as an instrument of punishment in Russia. verbplɛt Irish English, Scottish, Northern with object To braid or intertwine (strands of hair, straw, etc.). Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in Medulla Grammatice. Probably ultimately a variant of plait, either arising from shortening of Middle English variants with long open ē, or by analogy with past tense and past participle forms of pleat<br>late 18th century; earliest use found in William Coxe. From Russian plet′ scourge, whip from plesti to scourge, whip<br>late Middle English; earliest use found in Mirour of Mans Saluacioune. Either originally inferred from past tense and past participle forms of pleat, or directly from plet.
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