plait
noun
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
had plaited
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past perfectof plait.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Once she had taken those out, LaVar began to unravel the minuscule braids she had plaited months before, starting at the nape.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2021
Another shouted that one of the Williams women had plaited her hair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2014
Mama had plaited it in the hospital, but because of my raging headaches, she did not make the braids tight.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
She smoothed her fingers down the braid she had plaited into Ivy’s hair that morning and winked.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
Her hair still as she had plaited it for the night; one plait had touched him on the nose and awoke him before she spoke.
From Absalom's Hair by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
