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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestressage
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tre-saʒ
"Le tressage des paniers est un artisanat ancien."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process or art of forming strips of material, hair, or rope into a braid or interlaced structure.
"She spent the afternoon practicing traditional straw plaiting for her craft project." - 2
A braid or fold created by interlacing strands together.
"The intricate plaiting of her hair stayed neat throughout the long journey."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'pleiten', stemming from Old French 'pleit' (a fold or plait), ultimately rooted in the Latin 'plicare' meaning 'to fold'. Over centuries, the term evolved to describe both the physical action and the resulting interlaced structure of materials like hair, straw, or rope.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plaiting" is said worldwide
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tressage
Transliteration: tre-saʒ
"Le tressage des paniers est un artisanat ancien."
Flechten
Transliteration: flɛçtən
"Das Flechten von Körben erfordert viel Geduld."
intreccio
Transliteration: in-tret-tʃo
"L'intreccio dei capelli richiede molta cura."
trenzado
Transliteration: tren-ˈsa-ðo
"El trenzado del cabello es una tradición cultural."
trança
Transliteration: ˈtɾɐ̃.sɐ
"A técnica de trança é usada na fabricação de cestos."
चोटी बनाना
Transliteration: choti banana
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"बालों की चोटी बनाना एक पुरानी कला है।"
编织
Transliteration: biānzhī
Script: 中文汉字
"这种草帽是用传统的编织方法制作的。"
따기
Transliteration: ttagi
Script: 한국어 한글
"머리 땋기는 정성이 많이 들어가는 작업이다."
編み込み
Transliteration: amikomi
Script: 日本語
"髪の毛の編み込みはとてもきれいに仕上がっている。"
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