plaiting

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(′plād·iŋ)

(geology) A texture in some schists that results from the intersection of relict bedding planes with well-developed cleavage planes. Also known as gaufrage.


Intertwining ornament like a plait, such as the guilloche on a band, hence plait-band.

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