'Plain Dealing' definitions:
Definition of 'Plain dealing'
From: GCIDE
- Plain \Plain\, a. [Compar. Plainer; superl. Plainest.] [F., level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf. Llano, Piano, Plan, Plane level, a level surface.]
- 1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See Plane. [1913 Webster]
- The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain. --Isa. xl. 4. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair. [1913 Webster]
- Our troops beat an army in plain fight. --Felton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious; clear; unmistakable. "'T is a plain case." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (a) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple. (b) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common. "Plain yet pious Christians." --Hammond. "The plain people." --A. Lincoln. (c) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere; artless; honest; frank. "An honest mind, and plain." --Shak. (d) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain food. (e) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain woman. (f) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin. (g) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune. [1913 Webster]
- Plain battle, open battle; pitched battle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
- Plain chant (Mus.) Same as Plain song, below.
- Plain chart (Naut.), a chart laid down on Mercator's projection.
- Plain dealer. (a) One who practices plain dealing. (b) A simpleton. [Obs.] --Shak.
- Plain dealing. See under Dealing.
- Plain molding (Join.), molding of which the surfaces are plain figures.
- Plain sewing, sewing of seams by simple and common stitches, in distinct from fancy work, embroidery, etc.; -- distinguished also from designing and fitting garments.
- Plain song. (a) The Gregorian chant, or canto fermo; the prescribed melody of the Roman Catholic service, sung in unison, in tones of equal length, and rarely extending beyond the compass of an octave. (b) A simple melody.
- Plain speaking, plainness or bluntness of speech. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Level; flat; smooth; open; artless; unaffected; undisguised; frank; sincere; honest; candid; ingenuous; unembellished; downright; blunt; clear; simple; distinct; manifest; obvious; apparent. See Manifest. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Plain dealing'
From: GCIDE
- Dealing \Deal"ing\, n. The act of one who deals; distribution of anything, as of cards to the players; method of business; traffic; intercourse; transaction; as, to have dealings with a person. [1913 Webster]
- Double dealing, insincere, treacherous dealing; duplicity.
- Plain dealing, fair, sincere, honorable dealing; honest, outspoken expression of opinion. [1913 Webster]
Plain Dealing, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Plain Dealing, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana
Population (2000) :
1071
Housing Units (2000) :
481
Land area (2000) :
1.591456 sq. miles (4.121851 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.004631 sq. miles (0.011995 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.596087 sq. miles (4.133846 sq. km)
FIPS code :
60670
Located within :
Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location :
32.905898 N, 93.699896 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
71064
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.