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plain work

plain work noun: basic, non-ornamental work; specifically (now (historical)) simple needlework.

Noun

plain work (uncountable)

  1. Basic, non-ornamental work; specifically (now (historical)) simple needlework.
    • If you would fit your self to serve a Gentle woman only, (either in City or Country) you must not only learn how to dress, wash and starch very well, all manner of Tiffanies, Lawns, Points and Laces, and to mend the same, but you must learn to work all sorts of Needle work and plain work […]1677, Hannah Woolley, The Compleat Servant-Maid, London: T. Passinger, page 62
    • Sally was put Apprentice to a Sempstress in Duke's-Place near Aldgate, to learn Plain-Work, &c.1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury, section I
  2. Smooth stonework without decoration or ornamentation.

plain work meaning in Tamil

plain work in Tamil

வெண்மட்டம், வெண்மட்டவேலை

Forms of plain work

alternative formplainwork

Origin of plain work

From plain + work.

Questions about plain work

What does plain work mean?
Plain work means basic, non-ornamental work; specifically (now (historical)) simple needlework.
What is plain work in Tamil?
Plain work in Tamil is வெண்மட்டம், வெண்மட்டவேலை. See Plain work meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is plain work?
Plain work is a noun.

Words near plain work in the dictionary

  1. plain vanilla
  2. plain view doctrine
  3. plain water
  4. plain weave
  5. plain weaves
  6. plain work
  7. plain wrapper
  8. plain wrappers
  9. plain-breasted hawk
  10. plain-breasted hawks
  11. plain-clothed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: plain work (page history and authors); plain work (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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