http://wordie.org/words/plainchant Comments for the word 'Plainchant' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/plainchant#comments "He felt the <a href="/words/ampulla">ampulla</a> in his cheek — undying mortal sin except by <a href="/words/casuistry">casuistry</a> — and although he had long thought prayer in time of danger indecent, prayers sang in his mind, the long hypnotic cadences of <a href="/words/plainchant">plainchant</a> imploring protection for his love." --Patrick O'Brian, <i>The Surgeon's Mate</i>, 366<br /><br />I've only ever seen this word as <a href="/words/plainsong">plainsong</a>, as in the play "The Lion in Winter," not <a href="/words/plainchant">plainchant</a>, but at least I could tell they mean the same thing. :) Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:10:48 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/plainchant#comments