plaiter

English

Etymology

plait +‎ -er

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)
Homophone: platter

Noun

plaiter (plural plaiters)

Someone who plaits.
She's a very fast plaiter
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

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