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Plain
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[adj] - not mixed with extraneous elements 2. [adj] - not elaborate or elaborated 3. [adj] - lacking patterns especially in color 4. [adj] - comprehensible to the general public 5. [adj] - free from any effort to soften to disguise 6. [adj] - lacking embellishment or ornam... Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=plain
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blank, uncoloured space in HERALDRY.
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Plain intransitive verb [ Middle English playne , pleyne , from French plaindre . See Plaint .] To lament; to bewail; to complain. [ Archaic & Poetic] Milton. « We with piteous heart unto you pleyne .... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/99
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Plain transitive verb To lament; to mourn over; as, to plain a loss. [ Archaic & Poetic] Sir J. Harrington. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/99
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Plain adjective [ Compar. Plainer ; superl. Plainest .] [ French, level, flat, from Latin planus , perhaps akin to English floor . Confer Llano , Piano , Pl... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/99
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Plain adverb In a plain manner; plainly. 'To speak short and pleyn .' Chaucer. 'To tell you plain .' Shak. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/99
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Plain noun [ Confer Old French plaigne , French plaine . See Plain , adjective ] 1. Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by in... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/99
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Plain transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Plained ; present participle & verbal noun Plaining .] [ Confer Plane , v. ] 1. To plane or leve... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/99
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To lament; to bewail; to complain. 'We with piteous heart unto you pleyne.' (Chaucer) ... Origin: OE. Playne, pleyne, fr. F. Plaindre. See Plaint. ... 1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See Plane. 'The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain.' (Isa. X... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?plain
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bare adjective lacking embellishment or ornamentation; `a plain hair style`; `unembellished white walls`; `functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=plain
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sheer adjective not mixed with extraneous elements; `plain water`; `sheer wine`; `not an unmixed blessing` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=plain
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unvarnished adjective free from any effort to soften to disguise; `the plain and unvarnished truth`; `the unvarnished candor of old people and children` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=plain
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field noun extensive tract of level open land; `they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain`; `he longed for the fields of his youth` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=plain
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• (superl.) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune. • (a.) A field of battle. • (v. t.) To lament; to mourn over; as, to plain a loss. • (adv.) In a plain manner; plainly. • (superl.) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin. • (superl.) Not intricat... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/plain/
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any relatively level area of the Earth`s surface exhibiting gentle slopes and small local relief. Plains vary widely in size. The smallest occupy ... [1 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/75
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Plain is Dorset slang for homely, unaffected. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZP.HTM
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Plain is Dorset slang for homely, unaffected. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/ZP.HTM
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[landform] The result of the debate was keep. Eugene van der Pijll 14:15, 20 August 2005 (UTC) ===Arthur Stanley Katz=== Non-notable politician. Only ran for one office, in 2005, garnering 0.2% of the vote in the June primaries. ral315 18:16, August 8, 2005 (UTC) Keep. Agree with Pedanticall... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain_(landform)
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Programming LAnguage for INteraction. Pascal-like, with extensions for database, string handling, exceptions and pattern matching. 'Revised Report on the Programming Language PLAIN', A. Wasserman, SIGPLAN Notices 6(5):59-80 (May 1981). Found op http://foldoc.org/PLAIN
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In geography, a plain is land with relatively low relief, that is flat or gently rolling. Prairies and steppes are types of plains, and the archetype for a plain is often thought of as a grassland, but plains in their natural state may also be covered in shrublands, woodland and forest, or vegetati... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plain
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- extensive tract of level open land
- a basic knitting stitch
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A term describing a dull, sour infusion. Found op http://www.hungrymonster.com/Foodfacts/Tea_Glossary.cfm
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plain, large area of level or nearly level land. Elevated plains are called plateaus, or tablelands, and very low, wet plains are called swamps. Plains have different names in different climates and countries. They include the tundras, steppes, prairies, pampas, savannas, llanos, floodplains of rive... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0839271.html
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Land, usually flat, upon which grass predominates. The plains cover large areas of the Earth's surface, especially between the deserts of the tropics and the rainforests of the Equator, and have rain in one season only. In such regions the climate belts move north and south during the year, bringing... Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0023605.html
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A large area of nearly flat land which does not have any significant hills. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21748
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