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plat

1  [plat] noun, verb, plat⋅ted, plat⋅ting.
Use Plat in a Sentence
–noun
1. a plot of ground.
2. a plan or map, as of land.
–verb (used with object)
3. to make a plat of; plot.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME; var. of plot, reinforced by ME plat flat of a sword < OF: something flat (see plate 1 )

plat

2  [plat] noun, verb, plat⋅ted, plat⋅ting.
–noun
1. a plait or braid.
–verb (used with object)
2. to plait; braid.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; var. of plait

plat-

 
var. of platy-.

plat.

 
1. plateau.
2. platoon.

platy-

 
a combining form meaning “flat,” “broad,” used in the formation of compound words: platyhelminth.
Also, plat-.

Origin:
comb. form repr. Gk platýs; see flat 1
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plat 1   (plāt)   
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.]
plat 2   (plāt)   
n.  
  1. A piece of land; a plot.
  2. A map showing actual or planned features, such as streets and building lots.
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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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.

Plat

Plat\, n. Work done by platting or braiding; a plait.

Her hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat. --Shak.

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.

Plat

Plat\, v. t. To lay out in plats or plots, as ground.

Plat

Plat\, a. [F. plat. See Plate, n.] Plain; flat; level. [Obs.] --Gower.

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.

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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Language Translation for : Plat
Spanish: camelo, farol,
German: der Bluff,
Japanese: はったり
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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.)).
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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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