How to pronounce pleach

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What pleach means

verb

To weave branches together to form a hedge or arbor

In a sentence: Each spring the gardeners pleach the young lime trees so their branches form a living wall.

Where it comes from: It comes from Middle English plechen, possibly through Old French. It goes back to Latin plectere, to braid or weave.

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