2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

Polish plait. (Med.) Same as Plica.

Plait, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plaited; p. pr. & vb. n. Plaiting.] 1. To

fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.

2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to

plait hair; to plait rope.

Plait"ed, a. Folded; doubled over; braided; figuratively, involved;

intricate; artful.

Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.

Shak.

Plait"er (?), n. One who, or that which, plaits.

Plan (?), n. [F., fr. L. planus flat, level. See Plain, a.] 1. A

draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map

or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the

representation or delineation of a horizontal section of anything, as

of a building; a graphic representation; a diagram.

2. A scheme devised; a method of action or procedure expressed or

described in language; a project; as, the plan of a constitution; the

plan of an expedition.

God's plans like lines pure and white unfold.

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