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Show PL the Highlanders i th ?s,ya.pani%ular kin b to wor n t L u a p LAIN. adj op o f e f a f ‘1. Smooth ; lev i t I e n c e c e . tuberances o i W c h o 9 n p i l a 8, fenfe, efpec a a p t i w l n u e f 1 i g i W s i i r p f a plan It was his policy to leave 1;{0 hold behin ake all plzin and walte buEI;i)cnslgz:c kmjé South-Eaft fic_ies ar were won ,‘)'1 wnfer Heylyn ‘,., i 2. Open; clear ope .30 Void of ornament fimple "8 Plujn without pomp, and rich without a tfhow. Dryd A man of fenfe can artifice difdain "t. Artlefs; not fubtle . learned ; fimple Th Young As men of wealth may venture to go plain not fpecious; no Bacon's Effays alledge wit fo muc Upo *, foft in language =t 6. Mere; bare He that beguil'd you in a plain accent, was flain knave, which, for my part, I will not be Shakefpeare's King Lear Some have at firft for wits, then poets paft .7 Evident clear; difcernible; no fcure The.y wondereq, there ' fhould appea an very clear and p/ajn Clarendon Exprefs thyfelf in plain, not doubtful words at ground for quarrels or difputes affords. Denb L'ean make the difference more plain, by givin ¥ou my method of proceeding in my tran{lations i fc:;';fi:ift;i:.hc genius and ditinguifhing characte o Dryden b IS plain in the hiftory, that Efau was neve ubject to Jacob Locke That children haye fuch a r ght iiss pla plain fro ‘c}lllfitldlaws of God; that men are 'conv nced tha ren have fuch 3 right, is evident from th l of the. land Loch forh 1S plain, that thefe difco rfes are calculate none, but the fathionable part of womankind Addifor's Spectator Di3§ fpeak one thing, mix'd diale@s thc {j}oiu 14¢ the fimple, and the Plain def ne Prior er wa guar of pioneer pla th VT \'fl/"(/ Sidney Thinkft thou, that duty fhall have dread to fpeak When pow'r to flatt'ry bows; to plainnefs honou Is bound, when majefty to folly falls ? Shakefpeare Pl and freedom, an epiftolary ftile require Wake 4. Artleflnefs All laugh to fin Unthinking plainncfs fo o'erfpreads thy mind That thou could'ft ferioufly perfuade the crow To keep their oaths Dryden's Fuwvenal Prainr. n fi [ plainte, French. 1. Lamentation ; complaint; lament Then pour out plaint, and in one word fay this Helplefs his plaint, who fpoils himfelf of blife. Sidn Bootlefs are pluints, and curelefs are my wounds From inward grie His burftjng paflion into pleints thus pour'd Sh adj Prarnpea'ving [ plain and deal. / 3 Expreflio of forrow cries Danial Liftnin where the haplefs pai Sat in their fad difcourfe, and various plaint ‘Thence gather'd his own doom. Miltor's Par.-Lof Denbam For her relief It looks as fate with nature's law may frive Vext with the long expreffions of my grief To thew plaindealing once an age would thrive. Dry Receive thefe plaints PrLa"iNTFUL <1 W afler adj [ l i an Complaining; audibly forrowful Sull: To what a fea of miferies my plaintful tongu doth lead me Sidney PLaiNTiFR. #. [ [ plaintif, French.] H that commences a fuit in law againf .- Without glofs; fincerely You write to me with the freedom of a friend fetting down your thoughts as they occur, an in the matter and mother Where though I mourn my matchlefs lofs alone And none between my weaknef dge and me Yet even thef le wall ow my moan ec ‘Whofe doleful ec ts agree. Wotton I am no politician; and was ever thought to hav too little wit, and too much plaindealing for a Ratef dealing plainly wit m There are three juft grounds of war with Spain one of plain nce Bacon How many child rens tlaints void of art ; fincerity PrainvLy. adv. [from plain. 1: Levelly; fatly 2. Not fubtilly ; not fpeciouily . Without ornament Ailt 2. Exprobration of injury Managemen man fimplicity Sbakefpearc it muft not be denied, butI a Pope The plaintiff prove fairly witne(les damages Yo clearly ; not obfcurely St. Auguftine acknowledgeth, that they are no only fet down, but alfo plainly fet down in feripture; fo that he which heareth or readeth, ma Heoker without difficulty underftand Coriolanus neither cares whether they love or hat . another : oppofed to the defendant tly They charged the enemies horfe Ey1 that they gave ground; and at laft p/ain/y run t a fafe place Clarendon 6. Evidently therein I know he wil Your plainnefs and your thortnefs pleafe me well ever drawn H . In earneft an not deceive me dealing villain peare Bring a plaindealing innocence into a conf tenc with neceflary prudence L' Efirange ob culty in any expreffions, which to them feeme th Though I cannot be faid to be a flattering ho PG‘DL' diffi plainnefs and honefty Honeft ; open ; acting without art a0 A rough fincerity Well, faid Bafilius, I have not chofen Dameta for his fighting nor for his difcourfing, but for hi even. Prainpea'vinG Tum'd criticks next, and prov'd plain fools at laft 3. Opennefs' T He to himfelf thus p/ain'd Bacon want of fhow As fhades moft fweetly recommend the light So modeft plainnefs fets off fprightly wit Pope Pope the noun. Forc'd me to feek delays neft man fiatnefs If fome pride with want may be allow'd We in our plainnefs may be juitly proud Whate'er he's pleas'd to own, can need no fhow Dryden The inceffant weeping of my wife And piteous plainings of the pretty babes Give me leave to be plain with you, that your felf give no juft caufe of fcandal win hi Levelnefs [from plain. Sha f‘[fr‘ eare Long fince my voice is hoarfe, and throat is fore With cries to fkies, and curfes to the ground But more I plain, 1 feel my woes the more. Sidne The fox, that firft this caufe of grief did find *Gan firft thus plain his cafe with words unkind i Simple and plain, and fraught with artlefs tender fincere ; no on . / 2. Want of ornament To PLaIN. @. n. [plaindre je plains, Fr. Tolament; to wail Little ufed . man, and one whofe profeflion was to tell truth helped me to refolve upon making the trial. Temple My heatt was made to fit and pair within Honeftly rough ; open 1 Hayward ways dence, and told by an author that writ like a plai 5 Pra'inwess is wanting Addifon courfer pants in ev'ry vein @. a. [fro piece havin confi nefs Rowe Muft then at once, the charaéter to fave The plain rough hero turn a crafty knave Pope impetuou level; to mak Of many plain, yet pious chriftians, this canno be affirmed Hammond's Fundamentals The experiment to hilly ground them fhall bruif wh of the a field of battle Zo PLa1N { is committed to them, and to report faithfully th fuccefs, than thofe that are cunning to contriv . fomewhat to grace themfelves, and will help th oppofe And pawing feems to beat the diftant plain In choice of inftruments, it is better to chuf men of a plainer fort, that are like to do that tha _ matter in report field Level ground They erefted their caftles and habitations in th plains and open countries, where they found mof fruitful lands, and turned the Irith into the wood and mountains Dawics Pour forth Britannia's legions on the plain, Arb While here the ocean gains In other parts it leaves wide fandy plains Pope A crown of ruddy gold inclos'd her brow clean.sh data import.tsv out README [pla ne, Fr. into the plain diveétly toward Felton deliverer; In a plain in the land o Shinar they dwelt. Gen The Scots took the Englith for foolith bird fallen into their net, forfook theirhill, and marche flat feld rea with rough fincerity n./ often Qur troops beat an army in plain fight and ope Mark N Prain Addifon a]oluin one By that fee Goodman Fa& is allowed by every body to b a "plain-fpoken perfon, and a man of very fe words; tropes an es are his averfion. Addifon To break the clods, and make the furface plain. Dry Hilly countries afford the moft entertaining profnc&s,.though aman would chufe to travel [1‘",7,u.g 3. Simply Thy vineyard muft employ thy fturdy ftee To turn the glebe; befides thy daily pai h h be of a very contrary judgment to tha condemns in Lucian and Origen, that is, to Ar Waterland ifm The ftring of his tongue was loofed, and he fpak Sandys R T fire From Epiphanius's cenfure of Orig n, one ma perceive plainly, that he thought the Anti-nicen church in general, both before and after Origen, t Prain. adv 1. Not obfcurely 2. Diftin&ly; articulately an by the force o within him; and out of. his carelefinefs, lets them plain Dpare/peare fee't A' plaining fong plain-fingin voic requires For warblin s fro ing flow, Sidn His dict was o # meats, and commonly not only h arts of the were fuch as moft others would refufe Fell to makc. t}}cu‘ canoes or boat plain without, and hollo b him rock mountainous, but plain in the midft The 8. Nat varied by much art; fimple women P L the-debt b and the defendan an I thall tal wa i ccl thre pofitiv caft in cofts an L friend{ ant In fuch a caufe the My lord, the judges laugh P AINTIFF plaining adj [plaintif, Fr. ahe Co A word not in ufe Hi |