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noun (plights)
- A dire or misfortunate situation.
- 2005, w:Plato, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination, 243c.
- : Though we say we are quite clear about it and understand when someone uses the expression, unlike that other expression, maybe we're in the same with regard to them both.
- A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.
- That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.
- Condition; state; — risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight.
verb to plight
- To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
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