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  • 11Plain — Plain, adv. In a plain manner; plainly. To speak short and pleyn. Chaucer. To tell you plain. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12plain — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not decorated or elaborate; simple or ordinary. 2) without a pattern; in only one colour. 3) unmarked; without identification. 4) easy to perceive or understand; clear. 5) (of language) clearly expressed; direct. 6) (of a woman or… …

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  • 13Plain — Plain, v. t. To lament; to mourn over; as, to plain a loss. [Archaic & Poetic] Sir J. Harrington. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14Plain — Plain, WI U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 792 Housing Units (2000): 339 Land area (2000): 0.731058 sq. miles (1.893431 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.731058 sq. miles (1.893431 sq …

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  • 15Plain, WI — U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 792 Housing Units (2000): 339 Land area (2000): 0.731058 sq. miles (1.893431 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.731058 sq. miles (1.893431 sq. km) FIPS …

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  • 16Plain — Plain, v. i. [OE. playne, pleyne, fr. F. plaindre. See {Plaint}.] To lament; to bewail; to complain. [Archaic & Poetic] Milton. [1913 Webster] We with piteous heart unto you pleyne. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17plain — et uni, Planus, AEquus. De Plain, De plano interlocutus est …

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  • 18plain — index apparent (perceptible), arrant (definite), blatant (conspicuous), clear (apparent) …

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  • 19plain|er — «PLAY nuhr», noun. Dialect. a complainer …

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  • 20plain — 1. plain, plaine [ plɛ̃, plɛn ] adj. • 1155; lat. planus → 1. plan 1 ♦ Vx Plat, uni, égal. « des lieux plains et sablonneux » (Rousseau). (Belgique) Tapis plain : moquette. 2 ♦ N. m. Vx Le plain de l eau : la haute mer. Mod. Mar. Niveau le plus… …

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