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pleach
(plēch, plāch)tr.v. pleached, pleach·ing, pleach·es
1. To plait or interlace (branches or vines, for example), especially in making a hedge or an arbor.
2. To shade or border with interlaced branches or vines.
[Middle English plechen, from Old North French plechier, probably from Latin plectere; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]
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pleach
(pliːtʃ)vb
(Horticulture) chiefly Brit to interlace the stems or boughs of (a tree or hedge). Also: plash
[C14 plechen, from Old North French plechier, from Latin plectere to weave, plait; compare plash2]
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pleach
(plitʃ)v.t.
to interweave; braid.
[1350–1400; Middle English plechen]
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pleach
Past participle: pleached
Gerund: pleaching
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| Verb | 1. | pleach - form or weave into a braid or braids; "braid hair" interweave, weave - interlace by or as if by weaving |
| 2. | pleach - interlace the shoots of; "pleach a hedge" |
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Translations
pleach
vt branches → (zu einer Hecke) verflechten; hedge → durch Verflechten der Zweige ausbessern
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