plat

(plat)

transitive verb platted, platting

Dialectal to plait or braid

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

noun

Dialectal a plait or braid

noun

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

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

transitive verb platted, platting

to make a map or plan of

  1. plateau
  2. Mil. platoon

platy-

See plat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb plat·ted, plat·ting, plats
To plait or braid.
noun
A braid.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English platen

Origin: , alteration of plaiten, to fold, braid; see plait

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noun
  1. A piece of land; a plot.
  2. A map showing actual or planned features, such as streets and building lots.
transitive verb plat·ted, plat·ting, plats
To make a plat of: plat a new town.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , probably alteration (influenced by plat, something flat)

Origin: of plot; see plot

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abbreviation
  1. plateau
  2. platoon

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