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Discover LudwigThe phrase "plain lines" is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used to denote something that has simple or basic shapes or features. For example: "The artist's paintings were characterized by plain lines and simple colors."
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plain lines
verb
Third person singular of plain line
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Simple, plain lines, no fancy detail.
I was interested in things like Smithson's 'Spiral Jetty,' the Nazca Plain lines, Heizer's city in the desert.
Their visual effects can be complex, but their language is plain: lines, colors, clean surfaces, the basics of grade-school art class.
Designed by Hannah Clark, using plain lines, earthy colours and traditional Carmelite-style garb, Suor Angelica makes its usual, terrible impact – how could it not with the expressive, imaginative Anne Sophie Duprels in the title role?
And all those neat suit jackets and plain lines seemed to have a movie reference, a glimpse of late '50s brides or secretaries living in West Side walk-ups.
The "plain" lines show when the ICW has been selected in order to minimize energy.
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Susanna," everyone, including O'Connor, playing the same plain line.
I was interested in balance in the poems too; how plain can a plain line be while still maintaining cadence and an impact for the reader?
At the back of each book are several pages of note paper (plain, lined, gridded) for jotting and sketching, recognition that traveling should be mapped out and yet can be as personal and improvisational as a diary.
Foote uses a close variant of a plain line from Lee ("I swear, Scout, you act more like a girl all the time"), rather than the archly implausible line ("You act so much like a girl it's mortifyin' ") that she also makes available.
Dots: experimental; Plain line: linear least-squares fit.
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