Plait vs. Weave — What's the Difference?

A single length of hair, straw, rope, or other material made up of three or more interlaced strands

To make (cloth) by interlacing the threads of the weft and the warp on a loom.

Archaic term for pleat

To interlace (threads, for example) into cloth.

Form (hair, straw, rope, or other material) into a plait or plaits

To construct by interlacing or interweaving strips or strands of material

A braid, especially of hair.

To interweave or combine (elements) into a complex whole

A pleat.

To contrive (something complex or elaborate) in this way

To braid.

To introduce (another element) into a complex whole; work in

To pleat.

To attach hair extensions to (hair).

To make by braiding.

To spin (a web, for example).

A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.

Past tense & past participle often weaved To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side

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

To engage in weaving; make cloth.

(transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat

To work at a loom.

(transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid

Past tense and past participle often weaved To move in and out or sway from side to side.

A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.

The pattern, method of weaving, or construction of a fabric

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

A hairstyle in which hair extensions are attached to existing strands of hair.

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

To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.

To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.

To spin a cocoon or a web.

A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

To unite by close connection or intermixture.

Any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape

To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate.

Make by braiding or interlacing;

(intransitive) To move by turning and twisting.

Weave into plaits;

(transitive) To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side.

To move the head back and forth in a stereotyped pattern, typically as a symptom of stress.

A type or way of weaving.

(cosmetics) Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair.

To unite, as threads of any kind, in such a manner as to form a texture; to entwine or interlace into a fabric; as, to weave wool, silk, etc.; hence, to unite by close connection or intermixture; to unite intimately.

To form, as cloth, by interlacing threads; to compose, as a texture of any kind, by putting together textile materials; as, to weave broadcloth; to weave a carpet; hence, to form into a fabric; to compose; to fabricate; as, to weave the plot of a story.

To practice weaving; to work with a loom.

To become woven or interwoven.

A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere weave.

Pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric

Interlace by or as it by weaving

Create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton;

Sway to and fro

To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course;