plashes
noun
1.
a gentle splash.
2.
a pool or puddle.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3.
to splash gently.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English plasch pool, puddle, Old English plæsc; cognate with Dutch, Low German plas, probably of imitative orig.
before 1000; Middle English plasch pool, puddle, Old English plæsc; cognate with Dutch, Low German plas, probably of imitative orig.
Related forms
plash·ing·ly, adverb
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Plashes
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verb (used with object)
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French plaissier, derivative of plais hedge < Vulgar Latin *plaxum < ?
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French plaissier, derivative of plais hedge < Vulgar Latin *plaxum < ?
Related forms
plash·er, noun
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plash1 (plæʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb, —n | |
| a less common word for splash | |
| [Old English plæsc, probably imitative; compare Dutch plas] | |
| plash2 (plæʃ) | |
| —vb | |
| another word for pleach | |
| [C15: from Old French plassier, from plais hedge, woven fence, from Latin plectere to plait; compare | |
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Word Origin & History
plash
"small puddle, wet ground," O.E. plæsc "pool of water, puddle," probably onomatopoeic (cf. Du. plassen, Ger. platschen). Meaning "noise made by splashing" is first recorded 1513.
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