plait

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

Yes, the woman with the curled blonde plait.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2019

She stood about four and a half feet tall and liked to keep her hair shoulder length, in a plait, her grandfather said.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2019

It all matches well, and her hair is tied back into a plait with a few strands falling down the side.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

An ecru wool crepe cape with long, draping sleeves set the classical tone, with the gathered plaits of the models’ hair, a throwback to times past.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2023

Patricie: No, we have carefully planned the plaits not to be longer than our ankles.

From BBC ● May 11, 2023

Her mother then plaits her thick hair into two Dutch braids that fit under her helmet for the show ring.

From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

We don't bother with complicated eight-strand plaits or intricate rounds, and instead opt for a classic three-strand braid.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2022

His long plaits have ponytail holders on them like I used to wear way back in the day.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Elsewhere in Haute Couture Week, Puerto Rican music star Bad Bunny sat front row for the Schiaparelli show in a pastel yellow-coloured suit and a tie of plaited golden strands.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

The young millennial rocked different hairstyles and loved switching it up: a curly Afro one week, two-strand twists the next, micro plaited braids and a range of cornrow designs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024

This week, the bakers are instructed to make a plaited bread centerpiece.

From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2023

Her mother Julia Tiplady said the after-school club manager was loved by all who attended it, “especially the girls with long hair, as they would go home with different plaited hair every day”.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2021

She pulled herself out of the water, squeezed the water from her hair, and loosely plaited it.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

It takes a willingness to understand and honor the hairstyle's origins and what that plaiting symbolizes to accept that not everybody should flaunt it.

From Salon ● May 2, 2025

“It is less risky if we go as a group,” she said while plaiting her friend’s hair.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

John Frieda Frizz Ease Clearly Defined Gel was Aspiras' go-to while plaiting the two side braids, which he secured with clear elastics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2018

A wigmaker was plaiting those goofy braids and a jeweler was fabricating the pearl-and-ruby crown.

From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2011

All morning we sat out on the bench beside the door, plaiting each others’ hair in rows and loops, receiving the compliments of passersby and the bunch of admiring small children who gathered around us.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple