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Plained

Plain \Plain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Plained; p. pr. & vb. n. Plaining.] [Cf. Plane, v.]

  1. To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface.

    We would rake Europe rather, plain the East.
    --Wither.

  2. To make plain or manifest; to explain.

    What's dumb in show, I'll plain in speech.
    --Shak.

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plained

vb. (en-past of: plain)

Usage examples of "plained".

It plained of its gaping wounds, its inward bleeding, its riven chords.