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Planed

Plane \Plane\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Planed; p. pr. & vb. n. Planing.] [Cf. F. planer, L. planare, fr. planus. See Plane, a., Plain, a., and cf. Planish.]

  1. To make smooth; to level; to pare off the inequalities of the surface of, as of a board or other piece of wood, by the use of a plane; as, to plane a plank.

  2. To efface or remove.

    He planed away the names . . . written on his tables.
    --Chaucer.

  3. Figuratively, to make plain or smooth. [R.]

    What student came but that you planed her path.
    --Tennyson.

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planed

vb. (en-past of: plane)

Usage examples of "planed".

The lightweight bonefish boat planed off quickly and cut a creamy stitch in the sleepy Gulf.

Their hair was long and fair, falling in soft, smooth folds about faces that, even planed and shadowed by the fire's light, were lovely, as if physical beauty were cynically contrasted with horrid nature.

Their hair was long and fair, falling in soft, smooth folds about faces that, even planed and shadowed by the fire’s light, were lovely, as if physical beauty were cynically contrasted with horrid nature.

They weren’t quite balls, being planed off and grooved on four sides—top, bottom, and two sides that met in a corner—the booklet said that they represented the fundamental genetic material.

Teal gave a wave as the bonefish skiff planed off, skimming across the flats for deep water and the straight, ocean-going run back to Key West.

Her features were planed to bones and hollows and looked strong, like the exposed roots of a mature tree.

He was handsome, with almost American Indian featureshigh cheekbones, a planed face, and very dark blue eyes.

The sides of the hills seemed planed away at a gentle angle, without the overhanging boulders or outcrops I had half-expected to see.

I tried to describe the thin valley that she should be able to see beyond the illusions, and what the road looked like, and how the long-gone wizards of Frven had planed off the sides of mountains to build their roads.