pleached

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English

Etymology

From pleach +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pleached (comparative more pleached, superlative most pleached)

  1. Entwined, intertwined, interwoven, plaited.
    • c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , page 362, column 2:
      Would'ſt thou be window'd in great Rome, and ſee / Thy Maſter thus with pleacht Armes, bending downe / His corrigible necke, his face ſubdu'de / To penetratiue ſhame; [...]
      Would you be looking through a window in great Rome, and see / Your Master thus, with entwined arms , bending down / His docile neck, his face subdued / with shame penetrating through ;
  2. (horticulture) Of a hedge, trees, etc.: created by interweaving branches.

Derived terms

Verb

pleached

  1. simple past and past participle of pleach