In the first paroxysm of his grief, Ingolfr exclaimed, (what sorrowing heart has not echoed his plaint?) that he could never more taste of joy.
she seemed to repeat, though with perceptible resignation, her plaint of a moment before. ‘Your father, darling, is a very odd person indeed.’
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plaint — [pleɪnt] noun [countable] LAW the reason why a plaintiff has brought a legal action against someone, or a written statement giving this reason; = complaint AmE see also plea * * * plaint … Financial and business terms
Plaint — Plaint, n. [OE. plainte, pleynte, F. plainte, fr. L. plangere, planctum (plancta, fem. p. p.), to beat, beat the breast, lament. Cf. {Complain}, {Plague}, {Plangent}.] 1. Audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint; hence, a mournful… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plaint — plaint, ainte (plin, plin t ) part. passé de plaindre. Qui est l objet de la pitié. • Plaint mais négligé par ceux qu il appelait ses amis, le Tasse...., VOLT. Ess. poés. ép. VII … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
plaint — I noun agony, anguish, complaint, cry, dirge, discontent, displeasure, dissatisfaction, distress, expression of discontent, expression of grief, expression of pain, grief, grieving, groan, lament, lamenta, lamentation, moan, outcry, querela,… … Law dictionary
plaint — [ pleınt ] noun count LITERARY a complaint … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plaint — (n.) early 13c., expression of sorrow, from O.Fr. pleint, from L. planctus lamentation, beating, from plangere to lament, to strike (see PLAGUE (Cf. plague)). Connecting notion probably via beating one s breast in grief … Etymology dictionary
plaint — Plaint, [pl]ainte. part … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
plaint — [plānt] n. [ME plainte < OFr < L planctus, lamentation, loud banging < pp. of plangere, to beat the breast, lament < IE base * plag , to strike > FLAW2, Gr plēssein, to strike] 1. Old Poet. lamentation; lament 2. a complaint or… … English World dictionary
plaint — com·plaint; com·plaint·ive; plaint; plaint·ful; … English syllables
plaint — [[t]ple͟ɪnt[/t]] plaints N COUNT A plaint is a complaint or a sad cry. [LITERARY] Somewhere a dog was howling, a forlorn, haunting plaint that echoed eerily upon the sea misted air … English dictionary
