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To lament; to bewail; to complain. |
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To lament; to mourn over; as, to plain a loss. |
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Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth;
even. See Plane. |
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Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair. |
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Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious;
clear; unmistakable. |
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Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without
conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple. |
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Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show
or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common. |
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Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere;
artless; honest; frank. |
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Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain
food. |
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Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain
woman. |
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Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin. |
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Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune. |
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In a plain manner; plainly. |
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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. |
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A field of battle. |
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To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface. |
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To make plain or manifest; to explain. |