plait
noun
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
was plaiting
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past progressiveof plait.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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 received many an unseen knock while she was plaiting her hair, but bore them in silence.
While Timéa was plaiting her hair, Sophie came nearer and tried to wheedle her again.
From Timar's Two Worlds by Mór Jókai
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 Maurice Henry Hewlett
She had finished brushing her hair, and was plaiting it in a long braid.
From God's Country—And the Woman by James Oliver Curwood
