crease vs plait

crease and plait both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crease	Yes	No	Yes	No
plait	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, plait is a hyponym of crease; that is, plait is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crease:

crease: an angular or rounded shape made by folding
plait: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape

Other hyponyms of crease include pleat, kink, twirl, twist, pucker, ruck, accordion fold, concertina fold, z-fold, zig-zag fold.

crease (noun)	plait (noun)
a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade	any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface	a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
an angular or rounded shape made by folding

crease (verb)	plait (verb)
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased	weave into plaits
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic	make by braiding or interlacing
make wrinkled or creased
scrape gently