PLAN

plan. Plan, n. a scheme, project, draft, model, plot

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Plan (?), n. [[F., fr. L. planus flat, level. See Plain, a.]] 1. 1. A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the representation or delineation of a horizontal section of anything, as of a building; a graphic representation; a diagram.
2. 2. A scheme devised; a method of action or procedure expressed or described in language; a project; as, the plan of a constitution; the plan of an expedition.
God's plans like lines pure and white unfold. M. R. Smith. 3. 3. A method; a way of procedure; a custom.
The simple plan, That they should take who have the power, And they should keep who can. Wordsworth. Body plan, Floor plan, etc. See under Body, Floor, etc. Syn. — Scheme; draught; delineation; plot; sketch; project; design; contrivance; device. See Scheme.