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French plait(dictionary)
plait 1, verb(dictionary)
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balk (oh) and plait 2, noun (oh)


balk (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: balk 'raised area that gets in the way of forward movement' (15-21 centuries), from Old English balca 'pile of things on the ground']
[I] to not want to do or try something, because it seems difficult, unpleasant, or frightening
balk at
::Many people would balk at setting up a new business during a recession.
::Westerners balk at the prospect of snake on the menu.
[I] if a horse balks at a fence, it stops in front of it and refuses to jump over it
[I] AmE in Baseball, to stop in the middle of the action of throwing the ball to the player who is trying to hit it
[T] formal to stop someone or something from getting or achieving what they want

plait 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: pleit, from Latin plictus, past participle of plicare 'to fold']
BrE a length of something, usually hair, that has been plaited
American Equivalent: braidin plaits
::Jenni wore her hair in plaits.