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101plain-paper — /ˈpleɪn peɪpə/ (say playn paypuh) adjective (of a device for photographic reproduction, such as a photocopier or fax) not using photosensitive paper but an intermediate photoreceptor to develop an image which is then transferred to plain paper …
102plain suit — noun Etymology: plain (IV) : a card suit that is not trump * * * Cards. a suit other than the trump suit. Also called side suit …
103not to care a ... — • give a hang • care a brass farthing • care a button • care a damn • care a farthing • care a fig • care a hang • care a hoot • care a pin • care a rap • care a straw • care a whistle • care two pins about (from Idioms in Speech) in negative: to …
104not to give a ... — • give a hang • care a brass farthing • care a button • care a damn • care a farthing • care a fig • care a hang • care a hoot • care a pin • care a rap • care a straw • care a whistle • care two pins about (from Idioms in Speech) in negative: to …
105plain-Jane — adjective Etymology: from the name Jane Date: 1936 not fancy or glamorous ; ordinary …
106plain bearing — Mach. any of various bearings, not containing rolling elements, that present to the shaft or axle they support broad areas of corresponding form, usually segments of a cylinder. Cf. rolling element bearing. [1915 20] * * * …
107plain line — 1. noun a stretch of railway track that does not have any junctions, crossovers or points on it. Ant: pointwork 2. verb to remove points and crossovers from a stretch of track …
108plain vanilla — Simple; not complex. Sometimes used to differentiate pass through MBS pools from CMO structures. More often used to mean sequential pay REMICs, the simplest REMIC structure. American Banker Glossary A term that refers to a relatively simple… …
109plain flour — noun Brit. flour that does not contain a raising agent …
110plain suit — noun (in bridge and whist) a suit that is not trumps …
