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pleach

[ pleech ]

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).


pleach

/ pliːtʃ /

verb

  1. to interlace the stems or boughs of (a tree or hedge) Alsoplash
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • un·pleached adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pleach1

1350–1400; Middle English plechen, variant of plashen to plash 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pleach1

C14 plechen, from Old North French plechier, from Latin plectere to weave, plait; compare plash ²

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