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Definition of pleach - 2 dictionary results

pleach

  [pleech]
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–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).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME plechen, var. of plashen to plash 2
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pleach   (plēch, plāch)   
tr.v.   pleached, pleach·ing, pleach·es

  1. To plait or interlace (branches or vines, for example), especially in making a hedge or an arbor.

  2. To shade or border with interlaced branches or vines.


[Middle English plechen, from Old North French plechier, probably from Latin plectere; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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