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plat¹ Definition

plat (plat)

transitive verb plat·ted, plat·ting

Dialectal to plait or braid

Etymology: ME platten, var. of playten: see plait

noun

Dialectal a plait or braid

plat² Definition

plat (plat)

noun

  1. a small piece of ground
  2. a map or plan, esp. of a piece of land divided into building lots

Etymology: var. of plot, infl. by ME, flat < OFr: see plate

transitive verb plat·ted, plat·ting

to make a map or plan of

plat³ Definition

plat

  1. plateau
  2. Mil. platoon

plat Law Definition

n

A small map showing the location of a piece of property in the context of adjoining lots, roads, and landmarks; a small piece of land. Also known as plot.
plat Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • ground: I was going, to-day, by the side of a plat of ground, where there was a very fine flock of turkeys.
  • fruit: Mfd has plat of fruits de mer, M langoustines ( oops, how do you eat them?

Converse of object

  • have: Mfd has plat of fruits de mer, M langoustines ( oops, how do you eat them?
  • make: Make a plat, pressing gently at the center to prevent the loaf from breaking up.

Adjective modifier

  • good: This is a charming little restaurant, with a good value plat du jour and a wide selection of simple inexpensive meals.

Modifies a noun

  • map: I was looking at a plat map of her neighborhood!
  • form: These have included fish passes, angling plat forms, fish traps and lime dosers.
  • band: Plat band at attic floor level, recently pointed with dark gray OPC mortar.

Noun used with modifier

  • township: Obtain patents from the BLM Eastern States Office, which also has copies of the tract books and township plats.
  • grass: Between 1599 and 1659 the layout of the garden was changed from the elaborate heraldic Tudor garden to four grass plats containing fine statuary.
  • cobnut: Cobnut plats are a valuable landscape, conservation and cultural resource.
  • value: The value plats is immense, supporting important species such as the dormouse with the grassland under the trees supporting a diverse flora.

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