PPage 357
- 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.