Definition of Pleach

1. Verb. Form or weave into a braid or braids. "They pleach their hair "; "Braid hair"

Exact synonyms: Braid
Generic synonyms: Interweave, Weave
Derivative terms: Braid
Antonyms: Unbraid

2. Verb. Interlace the shoots of. "Pleach a hedge"
Exact synonyms: Plash
Generic synonyms: Enlace, Entwine, Interlace, Intertwine, Lace, Twine

Definition of Pleach

1. v. t. To unite by interweaving, as branches of trees; to plash; to interlock.

Definition of Pleach

1. Verb. (transitive) To unite by interweaving, as branches of trees; to plash; to interlock. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pleach

1. to weave together [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Pleach

1. To unite by interweaving, as branches of trees; to plash; to interlock. "The pleached bower." Origin: Cf. OF. Plaissier to bend, and also F. Plisser to plait, L. Plicare, plicitum, to fold, lay, or wind together. Cf. Plash to pleach. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pleach

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plaza
plazalike
plazas
plaçage
ple-
plea
plea-bargain
plea bargain
plea bargaining
plea bargains
plea in abatement
plea of insanity
plea of the crown
pleace
pleach (current term)
pleached
pleaches
pleaching
plead
plead the fifth
pleadable
pleaded
pleader
pleaders
pleadeth
pleading
pleading in the alternative
pleadingly
pleadings

Literary usage of Pleach

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1849)
"... and at Nottinghamshire to teach the people of Cr this time was nowhere to be found."—Ibid, to lay and pleach hedges."—Ibid. p. 186. THE Dutch. ..."

2. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1849)
"... and at Nottinghamshire to teach the people of Cr this time was nowhere to be found."—Ibid, to lay and pleach hedges."—Ibid. p. 186. THE Dutch. ..."

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