Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Obsolete forms of
plain , plain, plain.
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Examples
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In that kyngdom of Medee, ther ben many grere hilles, and litille of pleyn erthe.
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This is a gode contree and a pleyn; but it hathe fewe ryveres.
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And in another yle ben folk, that han the face all platt, alle pleyn, with outen nese and with outen mouthe: but thei han 2 smale holes alle round, in stede of hire eyen: and hire mouthe is plait also, with outen lippes.
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Galilee, and the lond of Ydumye and the lond of Betron: and that rennethe undre erthe a grete weye, unto a fayre playn and a gret, that is clept Meldan, in Sarmoyz; that is to seye, feyre or markett in here langage; be cause that there is often feyres in that pleyn.
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Also bezonde that flomme, more upward to the desertes, is a gret pleyn alle gravelly betwene the mountaynes: and in that playn, every day at the sonne risynge, begynnen to growe smale trees; and thei growen til mydday, berynge frute: but no man dar taken of that frute; for it is a thing of fayrye.
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In Caldee is a pleyn contree, and fewe hilles and few ryveres.
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And this contree is gode and pleyn and fulle of peple.
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And this contree is gode and pleyn and fulle of peple.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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In that kyngdom of Medee, ther ben many grere hilles, and litille of pleyn erthe.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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And in another yle ben folk, that han the face all platt, alle pleyn, with outen nese and with outen mouthe: but thei han 2 smale holes alle round, in stede of hire eyen: and hire mouthe is plait also, with outen lippes.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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