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plat

1  [plat] noun, verb, plat⋅ted, plat⋅ting.
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–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 )
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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
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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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Word Origin & History

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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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