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Arbuthnot. 3. An open space surrounded by houses: as, St. Mary's Plain; the Theater Plain, in Norwich. Hall i well. [Local, Eng.]-Cock of the plains. See cock1, and cut under Centrocercus. - Plain of Mars, in palmistry, the space in the middle of the palm of the hand between the line of the heart and the line of life, and surrounded by the mounts. The Plain, in the legislatures of the first French revolution, the floor of the House, occupied by the more moderate party; hence, that party itself, as distinguished from the Mountain . plain1 (plan), adv . [ ME.playn , pleyn ; plain1 , a . ] In a plain manner; plainly; clearly; openly; frankly; bluntly. a. IMG:content-0324.png:[blocks in formation] But man after his deth moot wepe and pleyne , Though in this world he have care and wo. Chaucer , Knight's Tale, 1. 462. Tereu, Tereu, and thus she gan to plaine Most piteously, which made my hart to greeue. Gas coigne, Philomene (ed. Arber), p. 89. Though he plain , he doth not complain; for it is a harm, but no wrong, which he hath received. Sir P. Sidney , Arcadia, ii. The air was sad; but sadder still It fell on Marmion's ear, It plain'd as if disgrace and ill, And shameful death, were near.