pleach

[ pleech ]

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).

pleach

/ pliːtʃ /

verb

1. to interlace the stems or boughs of (a tree or hedge) Alsoplash

Other Words From

• un·pleached adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pleach¹

1350–1400; Middle English plechen, variant of plashen to plash ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of pleach¹

C14 plechen, from Old North French plechier, from Latin plectere to weave, plait; compare plash ²

Example Sentences

Often, fact and fiction turned out to be elaborately pleached.

From New York Times

There are tomatoes and pumpkins, strawberries and rhubarb, raspberries, blueberries, asparagus and artichokes, as well as sweet peas, lilies and a pleached hedge of apple trees that she calls her “one high-maintenance thing.”

From Seattle Times

His “Fighting God,” with its tightly pleached, often data-based arguments for firebrand atheism, stands as his contribution to the godless canon and will take its place alongside the works of the above-mentioned writers.

From Salon

The Palace's gardening staff have been "pleaching" lime trees outside the main entrance to the parliamentary estate.

From BBC

Histories and myths, poetry, instructions for pleaching the lime trees of an ornamental garden, religious exegesis, and online tax guides constitute one shape, of which a given litspam message is a probability-guided surface.

From Scientific American

Related Words

• fuse
• intertwine
• knit