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(1):

(superl.) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain food.

(2):

(v.) To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface.

(3):

(superl.) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere; artless; honest; frank.

(4):

(adv.) In a plain manner; plainly.

(5):

(superl.) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common.

(6):

(superl.) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.

(7):

(superl.) Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious; clear; unmistakable.

(8):

(superl.) Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.

(9):

(superl.) Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See Plane.

(10):

(v. t.) To lament; to mourn over; as, to plain a loss.

(11):

(v. i.) To lament; to bewail; to complain.

(12):

(a.) A field of battle.

(13):

(a.) 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.

(14):

(superl.) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune.

(15):

(superl.) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain woman.

(16):

(v.) To make plain or manifest; to explain.

(17):

(superl.) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Plain'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/plain.html. 1828.
 
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