D defs.my
Entry 9 senses · 7 variants Webster, 1913

Plat

· IPA /plæt/
01 v. t. To form by interlaying interweaving; to braid; to plait.
imp. & p. p. Platted; p. pr. & vb. n. Platting
  1. 1.
    To form by interlaying interweaving; to braid; to plait.
02 n. Work done by platting or braiding; a plait.
  1. 1.
    Work done by platting or braiding; a plait.
    “Her hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat.” Shak.
03 n. A small piece or plot of ground laid out with some design, or for a special use; usually, a portion of flat, even ground.
  1. 1.
    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.
04 v. t. To lay out in plats or plots, as ground.
  1. 1.
    To lay out in plats or plots, as ground.
05 a. Plain; flat; level.
  1. 1.
    Plain; flat; level.[Obs.]
06 adv. Plainly; flatly; downright.
  1. 1.
    Plainly; flatly; downright.[Obs.]
    “But, sir, ye lie, I tell you plat.” Rom. of R.
  2. 2.
    Flatly; smoothly; evenly.[Obs.]
07 n. The flat or broad side of a sword.
  1. 1.
    The flat or broad side of a sword.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
  2. 2.
    A plot; a plan; a design; a diagram; a map; a chart.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]