Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

plain-laid

 - 2 dictionary results

plain-laid

[pleyn-leyd]
–adjective Ropemaking.
noting a rope laid right-handed with three left-handed strands, without a heart; hawser-laid.

Origin:
1885–90
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To plain-laid
plain-laid   (plān'lād')
adj.  Made of three strands laid together with a right-hand twist. Used of a rope.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see plain-laid on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: