... phrase, a plis, "in plaits," folded in regular plaits; or, perhaps, from cap a pied, "armed from head to foot," in perfect order. Likewise the "Apple-pie bed" is so called from the French a plis, or it may be from the Apple turnover of Devon and Cornwall, as made with the paste turned ... — Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure • William Thomas Fernie
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