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[plat] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, plat·ted, plat·ting.
[plat] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, plat·ted, plat·ting. –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a plot of ground. |
| 2. | a plan or map, as of land. |
| 3. | to make a plat of; plot. |
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[plat] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, plat·ted, plat·ting.
[plat] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, plat·ted, plat·ting. –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a plait or braid. |
| 2. | to plait; braid. |
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| plat 1
(plāt) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. plat·ted, plat·ting, plats To plait or braid. n. A braid. [Middle English platen, alteration of plaiten, to fold, braid; see plait.] |
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| plat 2
(plāt) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. plat·ted, plat·ting, plats To make a plat of: plat a new town. [Middle English, probably alteration (influenced by plat, something flat) of plot; see plot.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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plat
"piece of ground," 1517, from plot (q.v.), assimilated to adj. plat "flat," from O.Fr. plat, perhaps from V.L. *plattus, from Gk. platys "flat, wide, broad" (see place (n.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| plat | |
noun | |
| 1. | a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.) |
verb | |
| 1. | make a plat of; "Plat the town" |
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: plat
Pronunciation: 'plat
Function: noun
Etymology: probably alteration of plot
: a plan, map, or chart of a piece of land with present or proposed features (as lots); also : the land represented
Main Entry: plat
Pronunciation: 'plat
Function: noun
Etymology: probably alteration of plot
: a plan, map, or chart of a piece of land with present or proposed features (as lots); also : the land represented
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Plat
Plat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Platted; p. pr. & vb. n. Platting.] [See Plait.] To form by interlaying interweaving; to braid; to plait. "They had platted a crown of thorns." --Matt. xxvii. 29.
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Plat
Plat\, n. Work done by platting or braiding; a plait. Her hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat. --Shak.
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Plat
Plat\, n. [Cf. Plat flat, which perh. caused this spelling, and Plot a piece of ground.] A small piece or plot of ground laid out with some design, or for a special use; usually, a portion of flat, even ground. This flowery plat, the sweet recess of Eve. --Milton. I keep smooth plat of fruitful ground. --Tennyson.
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Plat
Plat\, v. t. To lay out in plats or plots, as ground.
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Plat
Plat\, a. [F. plat. See Plate, n.] Plain; flat; level. [Obs.] --Gower.
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Plat
Plat\, adv. 1. Plainly; flatly; downright. [Obs.] But, sir, ye lie, I tell you plat. --Rom. of R. 2. Flatly; smoothly; evenly. [Obs.] --Drant.
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Plat
Plat\, n. 1. The flat or broad side of a sword. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Chaucer. 2. A plot; a plan; a design; a diagram; a map; a chart. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "To note all the islands, and to set them down in plat." --Hakluyt.
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