plait
noun
a braid, especially of hair or straw.
were 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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Women were plaiting hives in the open air; and the bees were abroad, mingling their humming with the murmurs from the sea.
From Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo
When the meal was over, Lucien ran back to join the children, who, seated on the bank of the stream, were plaiting palm-leaves together.
From Adventures of a Young Naturalist by Parker Gillmore
Coachmen were plaiting the horses' tails, wetting their manes, and giving respectful advice to their masters.
From A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I by Constance Garnett
