pleach
[pleech]
/plitʃ/
verb (used with object)
1.
to interweave (branches, vines, etc.), as for a hedge or arbor.
2.
to make or renew (a hedge, arbor, etc.) by such interweaving.
3.
to braid (hair).
Origin
1350-1400;
Middle English
plechen,
variant of
plashen
to
plash
2
Related forms
unpleached,
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
pleach
pleach
/
pliːtʃ
/
verb
1.
(
mainly Brit
) to interlace the stems or boughs of (a tree or hedge)
Also
plash
Word Origin
C14
plechen,
from Old North French
plechier,
from Latin
plectere
to weave, plait; compare
plash
²