was plaiting
- past progressive of plait.
Example Sentences
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A wigmaker was plaiting those goofy braids and a jeweler was fabricating the pearl-and-ruby crown.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2011
She was very much pleased when her husband told her of the festival early on that bright summer morning, while she was plaiting her long black hair at the little glass before the open lattice.
From The Doctor's Wife by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
Loveday was plaiting her flaxen hair into two long braids; she paused with the ribbon in her hand.
From A harum-scarum schoolgirl by Campbell, John
She was plaiting rushes together into a belt, and Bessie thought she was weaving a spell and sprang upon her.
From Lore of Proserpine by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
"Oh, you needn't put down your work for that," said Miss Faithful, but Miss Sophonisba dropped the ribbon she was plaiting and followed her sister with the candle.
From Not Pretty, but Precious by De Forest, J. W. (John William)
