unplaiting
Loosening woven strands
Unplaiting is the act of undoing a plait or braid, separating strands that have been woven together: She sat unplaiting her daughter's hair before bed.
The word applies to hair, rope, or anything braided.
Figuratively, it can mean untangling or taking apart something interwoven: unplaiting the threads of a complex argument.
Interwoven hair sections
- tressesLong flowing strands
- locksSecurity fastening devices
- strandsTwisted filaments or elements
- cornrowsScalp-hugging braided rows
fishtail · twists · ponytail · mane · detangler · comb · brush · hairpin
Reversing interlaced work
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
- untyingLoosening a fastened cord
unfastening · separating · detaching · unlacing · unstitching · disentangling · unpinning · undoing
braids
Interwoven hair sections
cornrows · fishtail · twists · ponytail · mane · detangler · comb · brush · hairpin · coiffure
unweaving
Reversing interlaced work
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
untying · unfastening · separating · detaching · unlacing · unstitching · disentangling · unpinning · undoing
cordage
Ropes and twines collectively
- fibersThreadlike structural strands
- strandsTwisted filaments or elements
- hawserThick nautical tethering rope
splice · untwisting · rigging · nautical · mooring · unraveling · threading · fraying · ends
knots
Secured loops in rope
- snarlsGrowls or knots
- tanglesKnotted, twisted masses
- interwovenLaced through one another
entwined · snagged · matted · knotted · smoothing · teasing · patience · gentle · careful
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Interweaving flexible strands
braiding · weaving · interweaving · interlacing · platting
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Interweaving flexible strands
braiding · constructing · assembling · binding · fastening
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