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Webster 1913 Edition


Plain-laid

Plain′-laidˊ

,
Adj.
(Naut.)
Consisting of strands twisted together in the ordinary way;
as, a
plain-laid
rope
. See Illust. of
Cordage
.

Definition 2024


plain-laid

plain-laid

English

Adjective

plain-laid (not comparable)

  1. (nautical) Consisting of strands twisted together in the ordinary way.
    a plain-laid rope

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