horsetail vs plait

horsetail

noun
  • A ponytail hairstyle. 

  • Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores. 

  • The tail of a horse. 

  • cauda equina, a bundle of nerve fibers. 

  • A Turkish standard denoting rank. 

  • A mare's tail, a water plant in genus Hippuris. 

  • Any waterfall, the descending water of which maintains contact with bedrock most of the time. 

plait

noun
  • A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat. 

  • A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat. 

verb
  • To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat 

  • To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid 

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