PLACED
PLA'CED, participle passive Set; fixed; located; established.
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PLACENTA
PLACEN'TA, noun [Latin]1. In anatomy, the substance that connects the fetus to the womb, a soft roundish mass or cake by which the circulation is carried on between the parent a...
PLACENTAL
PLACEN'TAL, adjective Pertaining to the placenta.
PLACENTATION
PLACENTA'TION, noun In botany, the disposition of the cotyledons or lobes in the vegetation or germination of seeds.
PLACER
PLA'CER, noun One who places, locates or sets.
PLACID
PLAC'ID, adjective [Latin placidus, from placo, to appease.]1. Gentle; quiet; undisturbed; equable; as a placid motion of the spirits.2. Serene; mild; unruffled; indicating peac...
PLACIDLY
PLAC'IDLY, adverb Mildly; calmly; quietly; without disturbance or passion.
PLACIDNESS
PLAC'IDNESS, noun Calmness; quiet; tranquillity; unruffled state.1. Mildness; gentleness; sweetness of disposition.
PLACIT
PLAC'IT, noun [Latin placitum, that which pleases, a decree, from placeo, to please.] A decree or determination. [Not in use.]
PLACKET
PLACK'ET, noun A petticoat. If this is the sense of the word in Shakespeare, it is a derivative. The word signifies the opening of the garment; but it is nearly or wholly obsolete.
PLAD
PLAD, noun [qu. W. plaid, a partition; diversity of colors being often named from dividing.]A striped or variegated cloth worn by the highlanders in Scotland. It is a narrow woo...
PLAGIARISM
PLA'GIARISM, noun [from plagiary.] The act of purloining another man's literary works, or introducing passages from another man's writings and putting them off as one's own; lit...
PLAGIARIST
PLA'GIARIST, noun One that purloins the writings of another and puts them off as his own.
PLAGIARY
PLA'GIARY, noun [Latin plagium, a kidnapping, probably from plagoe, nets, toils, that which is layed or spread, from the root of Eng. lay. The Latin plaga, a stroke, is the same...
PLAGUE
PLAGUE, noun plag. [Latin plaga, a stroke; Gr. See Lick and Lay. The primary sense is a stroke or striking. So afflict is from the root of flog, and probably of the same family ...
PLAGUEFUL
PLAGUEFUL, adjective Abounding with plagues; infected with plagues.
PLAGUILY
PLAGUILY, adverb Vexatiously; in a manner to vex, harass or embarrass; greatly; horribly. [In vulgar use.]
PLAGUY
PLAGUY, adjective Vexatious; troublesome; tormenting. [Vulgar.]
PLAICE
PLAICEPLAIDPLAIN, adjective [Latin planus; splendor. Gr. to wander.]1. Smooth; even; level; flat; without elevations and depressions; not rough; as plain ground or land; a plain...
PLAID
PLAID, see plad
PLAIN
PLAIN, a. [L. planus; splendor. Gr. to wander.]1. Smooth; even; level; flat; without elevations and depressions; not rough; as plain ground or land; a plain surface. In this sen...
PLAIN-DEALING
PLAIN-DE'ALING, adjective [plain and deal.] Dealing or communicating with frankness and sincerity; honest; open; speaking and acting without art; as a plain-dealing man.PLAIN-DE...
PLAIN-HEARTED
PLA'IN-HE'ARTED, adjective Having a sincere heart; communicating without art, reserve or hypocrisy; of a frank disposition.
PLAIN-HEARTEDNESS
PLAIN-HE'ARTEDNESS, noun Frankness of disposition; sincerity.
PLAIN-SONG
PLA'IN-SONG, noun The plain unvaried chant of churches; so called in contradistinction from the prick-song, or variegated music sung by note.
PLAIN-SPOKEN
PLA'IN-SPOKEN, adjective Speaking with plain, unreserved sincerity.
PLAIN-WORK
PLA'IN-WORK, noun Plain needlework, as distinguished from embroidery.