pleach
To unite by interweaving, as branches of shrubs, trees, etc., to create a hedgeTo unite by interweaving, as (horticulture) branches of shrubs, trees, etc., to create a hedge; to interlock, to plash.
Meaning
1 sensesTo unite by interweaving, as (horticulture) branches of shrubs, trees, etc., to create a hedge; to interlock, to plash.
переплета́тьperepletátʹ, сплета́тьspletátʹ
- interlace the shoots of
- form or weave into a braid or braids
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
The verb is from Late Middle English pleshe, Middle English plechen, pleche (“to layer; toThe verb is from Late Middle English pleshe, Middle English plechen, pleche (“to layer; to propagate (a plant) by layering, to pleach”), possibly from Anglo-Norman and Middle French plesser, plessier, Middle French plescer, variants of Middle French, Old French plaissier, plessier (“to plash”), from Late Latin *plaxus, from Latin plexus (“braided, plaited, woven; bent, twisted”), perfect passive participle of plectō (“to braid, plait, weave; to bend, turn, twist”).
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Forms
pleaches, pleaching, pleached, pleachedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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