were plaiting
- past progressive of plait.
Example Sentences
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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 Gillmore, Parker
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 Hugo, Victor
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 Garnett, Constance
