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

Boys play marbles with rounded pebbles or guava stones; girls plait skipping ropes from the long grass at the edge of the village.

From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2019

So instead of following Georgie, I sat in the sunshine and braided my hair into a long single plait, as thick and heavy as rope, and tied it with string.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn