plait
noun
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
had been plaiting
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past perfect progressiveof plait.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Mama Joe welcomed me as though she had been plaiting my hair all my life.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A look of such implacable will came into her eyes that the widow Scott, who had been plaiting her hair in preparation, took a step back in dismay.
From Highland Ballad by Christopher Leadem
He dropped the straw which he had been plaiting, and lifted his hands with a gesture of admiration.
From Jezebel's Daughter by Wilkie Collins
