plain-laid
[ pleyn-leyd ]
/ ˈpleɪnˈleɪd /
adjective Ropemaking.
noting a rope laid right-handed with three left-handed strands, without a heart; hawser-laid.
Origin of plain-laid
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby plain-laid
plain text,
plain tripe,
plain turkey,
plain weave,
plain-jane,
plain-laid,
plain-saw,
plain-spoken,
plain-vanilla,
plain-wrap,
plainchant
British Dictionary definitions for plain-laid
plain-laid
adjective
(of a cable or rope) made of three strands twisted together from left to right