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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

She looked at him, and hesitated, courtesied, then turned away, as if she was afraid she was mistaken, and asked the washerwoman if she had plaited her grandmother's cap.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 01 by Edgeworth, Maria