plaiting >> /plat/
Definition: [verb] Form (hair, straw, rope, or other material) into a plait or plaits.
Example: her hair had been plaited and coiled at the back of her head
Definition: [noun] A single length of hair, straw, rope, or other material made up of three or more interlaced strands.
Example: she wore her dark hair in plaits
Definition: [noun] archaic term for pleat