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plat

1

[ plat ]

noun

  1. a plot of ground.
  2. a plan or map, as of land.

verb (used with object)

platted, platting.
  1. to make a plat of; plot.

plat

2

[ plat ]

noun

  1. a plait or braid.

verb (used with object)

platted, platting.
  1. to plait; braid.

plat-

3
  1. variant of platy-.

plat.

4

abbreviation for

  1. plateau.
  2. platoon.

plat

1

/ æ /

noun

  1. a small area of ground; plot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

plat

2

/ æ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of plait
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plat1

1400–50; late Middle English; variant of plot, reinforced by Middle English plat flat of a sword < Old French: something flat ( plate 1 )

Origin of plat2

1350–1400; Middle English; variant of plait
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plat1

C16 (also occurring in Middle English in place names): originally variant of plot ²

Origin of plat2

C16: variant of plait

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