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(nautical, of rope) Consisting of three strands twisted together right-handed (turning in a clockwise direction)..
Use plain-laid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Plain-laid means (nautical, of rope) Consisting of three strands twisted together right-handed (turning in a clockwise direction)..
Common synonyms include hawser-laid.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use plain-laid where its definition matches the intended context.
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