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Meanings of plaint in English

Portuguese
lamentação
Catalan
gemec
Spanish
gemido

A cry of sorrow and grief.

lamentação
Usage of plaint in English
1
And hear the plaint of John Winthrop to his father in 1717:
Customs and Fashions in Old New England
2
The plaint of my own life vanished from me in a moment.
The Home and the World
3
Only the lonely pillow and the midnight hour shall hear my plaint.
Mary Ware's Promised Land
4
The Prince held up his hand, and the merchant ceased his plaint.
The Sword Maker
5
Then all the young girl's vexation was exhaled in a low plaint:
Doctor Pascal
6
She fell away to Mr. Morsfield, for simple hearing of her plaint.
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 4
7
Poverty, to be accepted without plaint, must be without debts of gratitude.
The Man on the Box
8
A related plaint concerns the need for a 'purpose' in life.
The god delusion
9
The plaint of the gravel travelled slowly all round the drive.
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
10
But as I said, I make no plaint; I do not lack courage.
The Grey Cloak
11
The song departs as it came, through the tearful plaint of double phrase.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies
12
As the sound of the thunder rolled away a sad plaint was heard.
The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere
13
The plaint of a high-flying gull drifted down to the boy.
Where the Sun Swings North
14
Evelyn again began to hum the plaint of the Rhine Maidens.
Evelyn Innes
15
The chorus resumed their plaint, calling on Vulcan, the god of the cuckolds.
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
16
The bishop entertained him with a frown, and exposed the plaint.
The Cloister and the Hearth
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