Index of English words, starting with "pl"

(1) - Pliant (v.) Favorable to pliancy.
(2) - Pliant (v.) Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Also used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart.

(1) - Plica (v.) The bend of the wing of a bird.
(2) - Plica (v.) A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches.
(3) - Plica (v.) A disease of the hair (Plica polonica), in which it becomes twisted and matted together. The disease is of Polish origin, and is hence called also Polish plait.