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plain-laid

[ pleyn-leyd ]
/ ˈpleɪnˈleɪd /

adjective Ropemaking.

noting a rope laid right-handed with three left-handed strands, without a heart; hawser-laid.

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Origin of plain-laid

First recorded in 1885–90
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British Dictionary definitions for plain-laid

plain-laid

adjective

(of a cable or rope) made of three strands twisted together from left to right
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