Plight (?), obs.
imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge.
Chaucer.
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Plight, obs.
imp. & p. p. of Pluck.
Chaucer.
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Plight, v. t. [OE. pliten; probably through Old French, fr. LL. plectare, L. plectere. See Plait, Ply.]
To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
[Obs.] "To sew and
plight."<-- in the sense of fold, = pleat [plait 2 in MW10]-->
Chaucer.
A plighted garment of divers colors.
Milton.
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Plight (?), n.
A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.
[Obs.] "Many a folded
plight."<-- = pleat -->
Spenser.
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Plight, n. [OE. pliht danger, engagement, AS. pliht danger, fr. pleon to risk; akin to D. plicht duty, G. pflicht, Dan. pligt. &root;28. Cf. Play.]
1.
That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.
"That lord whose hand must take my
plight."
Shak.
2. [Perh. the same word as plight a pledge, but at least influenced by OF. plite, pliste, ploit, ploi, a condition, state; cf. E. plight to fold, and F. pli a fold, habit, plier to fold, E. ply.]
Condition; state; -- risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight.
"Your
plight is pitied."
Shak.
To bring our craft all in another plight
Chaucer.
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Plight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Plighting.] [AS. plihtan to expose to danger, pliht danger;cf. D. verplichten to oblige, engage, impose a duty, G. verpflichten, Sw. forplikta, Dan. forpligte. See Plight, n.]
1.
To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to property or goods. " To do them plighte their troth."
Piers Plowman.
He plighted his right hand
Unto another love, and to another land.
Spenser.
Here my inviolable faith I plight.
Dryden.
2.
To promise; to engage; to betroth.
Before its setting hour, divide
The bridegroom from the plighted bride.
Sir W. Scott.
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