plaiter

English

Etymology

From plait +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)
• Homophone: platter

Noun

plaiter (plural plaiters)

1. Someone who plaits.

   She's a very fast plaiter

2. A machine that plaits.
   • 1873, Specifications and Drawings of Patents Issued from the U.S. Patent Office:

     The peculiarity of this invention consists in a means for varying the angle at which the plaiting-blade is held in the plaiter without varying the position of the entire instrument upon the sewing-machine.

References

• “plaiter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• partile, replait, triple A