tr.v. pleached, pleach·ing, pleach·es 1. To plait or interlace (branches or vines, for example), especially in making a hedge or an arbor. 2. To shade or border with interlaced branches or vines. [Middle English plechen, from Old North French plechier, probably from Latin plectere; see plek- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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