| plaid |
noun |
A rectangular garment or piece of cloth, usually made of the checkered material called tartan, but sometimes of plain gray, or gray with black stripes. It is worn by both sexes in Scotland., Goods of any quality or material of the pattern of a plaid or tartan; a checkered cloth or pattern., Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scotch plaid; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another; as, plaid muslin. |
| plain |
verb i. |
To lament; to bewail; to complain., To lament; to mourn over; as, to plain a loss., Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See Plane., Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair., Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious; clear; unmistakable., Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple., Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common., Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere; artless; honest; frank., Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain food., Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain woman., Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin., Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune., In a plain manner; plainly., 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., A field of battle., To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface., To make plain or manifest; to explain. |
| plait |
noun |
A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait., A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat., To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle., To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope. |