plait

For the unaware, that classic acronym comes from the French phrase Répondez s'il vous plait.

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023

The male representative of this species proudly sports a pork pie straw hat, half Panama and half boater, so obviously transatlantic that every plait in it gives forth a twang.

From Washington Post ● May 2, 2023

Assembling a loaf of challah, the briochelike Jewish bread coated with a soft brown egg wash and braided in a classic plait, is another undertaking entirely.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2021

Yes, the woman with the curled blonde plait.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2019

I felt the soft tug of her hands finishing a plait.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

Bell is living up to the potential that she promised as a tall, ambitious teenager, boasting those trademark plaits and an infectious love of the game.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2024

An ecru wool crepe cape with long, draping sleeves set the classical tone, with the gathered plaits of the models’ hair, a throwback to times past.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2023

And at least two of the witnesses testified that one of the shooters had shoulder length locs or plaits, a hairstyle that McDaniel has but neither Moses nor Mayfield had, according to court testimony.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2022

They specified that the ban on discrimination includes natural Afro hairstyles, braids, cornrows, plaits and head coverings.

From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2022

His long plaits have ponytail holders on them like I used to wear way back in the day.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Elsewhere in Haute Couture Week, Puerto Rican music star Bad Bunny sat front row for the Schiaparelli show in a pastel yellow-coloured suit and a tie of plaited golden strands.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

The young millennial rocked different hairstyles and loved switching it up: a curly Afro one week, two-strand twists the next, micro plaited braids and a range of cornrow designs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024

"My mam plaits it in two plaits so it goes directly between my spine... She has always plaited my hair since so it's kind of a tradition now."

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024

This week, the bakers are instructed to make a plaited bread centerpiece.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2023

One was taller and older than the rest, with plaited silver hair and fine silk robes like a Roman matron.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

It takes a willingness to understand and honor the hairstyle's origins and what that plaiting symbolizes to accept that not everybody should flaunt it.

From Salon ● May 2, 2025

With those scraps, she made a handful of purses and small pouches using techniques including plaiting, macramé and sashiko, a form of Japanese embroidery.

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2022

“It is less risky if we go as a group,” she said while plaiting her friend’s hair.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

What I suddenly think of is my dad plaiting my hair when I was nine years old, in the first few weeks after my mum left.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 28, 2019

On those days I had the thrill of getting up even earlier, grooming Quince until she shone, plaiting her mane and tail, oiling her hooves, then traveling with her in the horse trailer.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall