verb (used with object)
1.
to interweave (branches, vines, etc.), as for a hedge or arbor.
2.
to make or renew (a hedge, arbor, etc.) by such interweaving.
3.
to braid (hair).
Related forms
un·pleached, adjective
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| —vb | |
| chiefly (Brit) Also: plash to interlace the stems or boughs of (a tree or hedge) | |
| [C14 plechen, from Old North French plechier, from Latin plectere to weave, plait; compare | |
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