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(), 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 n.Work done by platting or braiding; a plait. Her hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat. Shak. 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 v. t.To lay out in plats or plots, as ground. Plat a.[F. plat. See Plate, n.] Plain; flat; level. [Obs.] Gower. 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 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. スポンサード リンク
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