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plat ¹  (plt)

tr.v. plat·ted, plat·ting, plats

To plait or braid.

n.

A braid.

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[Middle English platen, alteration of plaiten, to fold, braid; see plait.]

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plat ²  (plt)

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.

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[Middle English, probably alteration (influenced by plat, something flat) of plot; see plot.]

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plat¹

n

a small area of ground; plot

[C16 (also occurring in Middle English in place names): originally variant of plot²]

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plat²

n & vb plats, platting, platted Dialect

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a variant spelling of plait

[variant of plait]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plat - a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.) map - a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
Verb	1.	plat - make a plat of; "Plat the town" plot map - make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"