Vocabulary : Pliable to Plied
Pliable : Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent; flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is a pliable plant. ;; Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence, arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable youth.Pliancy : The quality or state of being pliant in sense; as, the pliancy of a rod.
Pliant : 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. ;; Favorable to pliancy.
Plica : 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. ;; A diseased state in plants in which there is an excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of ordinary branches. ;; The bend of the wing of a bird.
Plicate : Alt. of Plicated
