plait
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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
The moment finally came after riding hard and alone for 80 breathless kilometres, her French plait swinging in the cold autumnal breeze.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2021
Sisters from El Salvador plait one another’s hair; men from Cameroon await an asylum hearing on the far side.
From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2019
Her hair was gathered into a single childish plait that fell from under the froth of tulle and organdy and lay along the length of her spine.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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