Plan (?), n. [F., fr. L. planus flat, level. See Plain, a.] 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.
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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.
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God's plans like lines pure and white unfold. M. R. Smith.
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3. A method; a way of procedure; a custom.
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The simple plan,
That they should take who have the power,
And they should keep who can. Wordsworth.
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Body plan, Floor plan, etc. See under Body, Floor, etc.
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Syn. -- Scheme; draught; delineation; plot; sketch; project; design; contrivance; device. See Scheme.
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