Plain
an expanse of low-lying territory as distinguished from a table-land plateau. Speaking broadly, the or Western Hemisphere is the region of plains, and the Eastern of table-lands. Also, a nickname for the level floor of the hall in which the first French Na- tional Convention was held in 1792. By metonomy it was applied also to the the hall in which the first French National Convention was held in 1792. By metonomy it was applied also to the Girondist party whose seats were there. PLAINFIELD, a town of Connecticut It includes several vilin Windham co. in Windham co. It includes several vil- Moosup rivers and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. In the town are public libraries, and in the village is the Plainfield Academy, one of the oldest institutions of the kind in New England. There are cotton and woolen mills and yarn factories, foundries and other industries. Pop. (1910) 6,719; (1920) 7,926.
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