plaiting
[ pley-ting, plat-ing ]
noun
anything that is braided or pleated.
plaits collectively.
Origin of plaiting
1Words Nearby plaiting
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How to use plaiting in a sentence
Women were plaiting hives in the open air; and the bees were abroad, mingling their humming with the murmurs from the sea.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoThey employ themselves in plaiting straw for hats and cigar-cases.
It is trimmed with a fall of white lace upon the lower edge, a narrower one forming a beading to the plaiting round the neck.
She went up to the little mat-plaiting girl as she gave that answer, and began playing with her long flaxen hair.
After Dark | Wilkie CollinsHe turned upon the doorstep, and taking between his fingers the hem of Truelove's apron fell to plaiting it.
Audrey | Mary Johnston
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