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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PLAIN-LAID

PLAIN-LAID Plain "-laid `, a. (Naut. )

 

Defn: Consisting of strands twisted together in the ordinary way; as, a plain-laid rope. See Illust. of Cordage.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

plain-laid

plain-laid ▶adjective denoting a rope consisting of three strands twisted to the right.

 

Oxford Dictionary

plain-laid

plain-laid ▶adjective denoting a rope consisting of three strands twisted to the right.