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  • Plaited by hand in a traditional sweater weave, the natural fiber is strong yet smooth to the touch.

    Orikami Sofa 2007

  • Plaited reins held finely between the covered finger and thumb of his other hand.

    Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 2003

  • Plaited reins held finely between the covered finger and thumb of his other hand.

    Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 1997

  • Plaited blinds of crimson silk hang before the Gothic windows, filled with marvellous stained glass.

    The French Immortals Series — Complete Various

  • Plaited or woven wick is not adapted, and will fail absolutely with dry coals, unless it is made very free burning.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 Various

  • Plaited straw hats were made by the women for ordinary summer use, but hats of beaver, made in the fashion of the day, were always worn on dress occasions.

    The Seigneurs of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism William Bennett Munro 1916

  • Here the hero wins supremacy over his host by securing the answer to two riddles -- "The men that stand, the men that lie down, the men that are folded," and "Plaited all around, plaited to the bottom, leaving an opening."

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Plaited handle on a mousin 'snake I never saw before.

    Shickered As He Could Be 1898

  • _Leaves: _ Plaited, lower ones broadly oval, pointed, 6 to 12 in. long; parallel ribbed, sheathing the stem where they clasp it; upper leaves gradually narrowing; those among flowers small.

    Wild Flowers Worth Knowing Neltje Blanchan 1891

  • Plaited blinds of crimson silk hang before the Gothic windows, filled with marvellous stained glass.

    Serge Panine — Complete Georges Ohnet 1883

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