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Definition of Plainish
1. somewhat plain [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plainish
Literary usage of Plainish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Songs for the Chapel: A Series of Historical Sketches, Memoirs and Records by Ambrose White Vernon, Alvin Howard Sanders, Charles Henry Morse (1900)
"This was a good-sized red animal, with plainish hind quarters. Champion of England
was never kept on account of the merits of bla dam. ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1909)
"But a plainish one that she could wear every day, and yet a good one at that."
Mrs. Sanderson smiled, but she seemed to understand, and as the affable ..."
3. The Connoisseur by George Colman, B. Thornton (1903)
"... though there are certainly six designs of plainish backs—some of them not too
good— everything else is ornate, showing the latest French influence. ..."
4. Songs for the Chapel: A Series of Historical Sketches, Memoirs and Records by Ambrose White Vernon, Alvin Howard Sanders, Charles Henry Morse (1900)
"This was a good-sized red animal, with plainish hind quarters. Champion of England
was never kept on account of the merits of bla dam. ..."
5. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1909)
"But a plainish one that she could wear every day, and yet a good one at that."
Mrs. Sanderson smiled, but she seemed to understand, and as the affable ..."
6. The Connoisseur by George Colman, B. Thornton (1903)
"... though there are certainly six designs of plainish backs—some of them not too
good— everything else is ornate, showing the latest French influence. ..."
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