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- English Word Plaguily Definition In a plaguing manner; vexatiously; extremely.
- English Word Plaguing Definition of Plague
- English Word Plaguy Definition Vexatious; troublesome; tormenting; as, a plaguy horse. [Colloq.] Also used adverbially; as, "He is so plaguy proud."
- English Word Plaice Definition A European food fish (Pleuronectes platessa), allied to the flounder, and growing to the weight of eight or ten pounds or more.
- English Word Plaice Definition A large American flounder (Paralichthys dentatus; called also brail, puckermouth, and summer flounder. The name is sometimes applied to other allied species.
- English Word Plaid Definition A rectangular garment or piece of cloth, usually made of the checkered material called tartan, but sometimes of plain gray, or gray with black stripes. It is worn by both sexes in Scotland.
- English Word Plaid Definition Goods of any quality or material of the pattern of a plaid or tartan; a checkered cloth or pattern.
- English Word Plaid Definition Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scotch plaid; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another; as, plaid muslin.
- English Word Plaided Definition Of the material of which plaids are made; tartan.
- English Word Plaided Definition Wearing a plaid.
- English Word Plaiding Definition Plaid cloth.
- English Word Plain Definition To lament; to bewail; to complain.
- English Word Plain Definition To lament; to mourn over; as, to plain a loss.
- English Word Plain Definition Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See Plane.
- English Word Plain Definition Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
- English Word Plain Definition Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious; clear; unmistakable.
- English Word Plain Definition Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.
- English Word Plain Definition Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common.
- English Word Plain Definition Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere; artless; honest; frank.
- English Word Plain Definition Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain food.
- English Word Plain Definition Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain woman.
- English Word Plain Definition Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin.
- English Word Plain Definition Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune.
- English Word Plain Definition In a plain manner; plainly.
- English Word Plain Definition Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by inequalities; as, the plain of Jordan; the American plains, or prairies.
- English Word Plain Definition A field of battle.
- English Word Plain Definition To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface.
- English Word Plain Definition To make plain or manifest; to explain.
- English Word Plain-dealing Definition Practicing plain dealing; artless. See Plain dealing, under Dealing.
- English Word Plain-hearted Definition Frank; sincere; artless.