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What is the verb for plaiting?

What's the verb for plaiting? Here's the word you're looking for.

plait
  1. (transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat
  2. (transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid;
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  4. Examples:
    1. “She decided to plait her daughter's hair into a beautiful fishtail braid for the school dance.”
plaiting
plaits
plaited
  1. simple past tense and past participle of plait
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Try tracing each plaited mat design, making sure you don't change direction at any intersection.”
      “It was woven and plaited in a manner similar to lace making, then mounted with gold or gilt fittings.”
      “Once in Lhasa I tried to buy a turquoise necklace off a very attractive young woman with high red cheekbones and coral beads in her plaited hair.”
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