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I. plain [pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (one colour):

plain
plain

2. plain (without additions):

plain yoghurt
plain yoghurt

3. plain (uncomplicated):

plain and simple

4. plain (clear, obvious):

plain
plain
it's plain (that) …
to be plain enough
to make sth plain
to make oneself plain (to sb)
to be plain with sb

5. plain (mere, pure):

plain truth, torture
plain truth, torture

6. plain (unattractive):

plain

Phrases:

II. plain [pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (done in unadorned style):

plain
plain

2. plain inf (downright):

plain
plain

III. plain [pleɪn] N

1. plain GEO:

plain

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain

plain sailing N fig

to be plain sailing

plain country N

plain country

I. plain clothes LAW N

plain clothes
in plain clothes

II. plain clothes LAW ADJ (of non-uniformed police)

plain clothes

plain language N

plain language

plain-spoken [ˌpleɪnˈspəʊkən, Am -ˈspoʊ-] ADJ

to be plain-spoken
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English
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plain
plain
plain
plain air
plain Jane

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Clan chieftains, like clan chiefs, may wear their own personal crest within a plain circlet inscribed with their own motto or slogan.
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There is an original flavor, which is just plain cheesecake.
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They praised the battles as being plain fun, there being a ton of volume to the story and both the anime and CG cutscenes.
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The driver's vision flap was reduced to a plain square flap with rounded lower corners, in line with the glacis plate.
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This was extended to etc. for tenuis consonants, if plain would be understood to be aspirated.
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