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Plaited vs Writhen - What's the difference?

plaited | writhen |

As verbs the difference between plaited and writhen

is that plaited is (plait) while writhen is (archaic).

As an adjective writhen is

twisted, contorted.

plaited

English

Verb

(head)
  • (plait)

    • plait

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
    • a box plait
  • * Addison
    • the plaits and foldings of the drapery
  • A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

    • Related terms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
  • To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
  • * 1900 , , The House Behind the Cedars , Chapter I,
    • Her abundant hair, of a dark and glossy brown, was neatly plaited and coiled above an ivory column that rose straight from a pair of gently sloping shoulders, clearly outlined beneath the light muslin frock that covered them.

    Anagrams

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    writhen

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (archaic)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Twisted, contorted.
  • Made or shaped by intertwining; plaited.
    • English irregular past participles