by-plot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of by-plot
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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“As for the desperate political intrigues, the by-plot, the fighting, the book’s whole body and action, it is admirably done.”
From Project Gutenberg
In the morning he awoke, but did not forget the statement of Mary, that had given a momentary impulse to his bile, and, repairing to the breakfast-room, he found there his six sons and his wife, who, from some fugitive indications of face and manner, appeared to be engaged in some by-plot, in which she was the exclusive actor.
From Project Gutenberg
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