I. ˈplat, usu -ad.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Old English plaett; akin to Middle Dutch plat slap, Middle English platten to slap, Middle High German platzen; probably all of imitative origin
chiefly dialect : buffet , slap ; also : a slapping sound
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English plat, platte, from Middle French plat, from Old French — more at plate
1. obsolete : flat , level
2. chiefly dialect : plain , straightforward
III. transitive verb
( platted ; platted ; platting ; plats )
Etymology: Middle English platten, from plat, platte, adjective, flat
chiefly dialect : flatten
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from plat, adjective, flat
1. archaic : a flat surface or thing (as the flat of a sword, a flat piece of stone, the sole of the foot)
2. archaic
a. : place , locality
b. : an expanse of open level land : plateau , tableland
3. : a platform, floor, or surface in or about a mine used especially for loading and unloading ore
V. transitive verb
( platted ; platted ; platting ; plats )
Etymology: Middle English platen, alteration (perhaps influenced by plat ) (III) of plaiten to plait — more at plait
: to form by braiding or interweaving : plait
VI. noun
( -s )
: platted work : braid , plait
VII. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English plaite, from Middle French plate, feminine of plat something flat, from plat, adjective flat
: a small flat-bottomed, square-sterned rowboat
VIII. noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably alteration (influenced by plat ) (IV) of plot (ground)
1. : a small piece of ground : plot , quadrat
2. : a plan, map, or chart
started forth with a plat of my destination that I made on a large sheet of notepaper — W.A.White
as
a. : a precise and detailed plan showing the actual or proposed divisions, special features, or uses of a piece of land (as a town or town site or a real estate subdivision)
b. : an accurately scaled diagram showing boundaries and subdivisions of a piece of land together with data required for accurate identification of the various parts
3. obsolete : a plan, scheme, or outline (as of a course of action or a work of fiction or art) : arrangement , design
4. obsolete
a. : a plan for securing adequate stipends from the endowments of the pre-Reformation church for the ministry of the Reformed Church of Scotland
b. : a commission in charge of such a plan
IX. transitive verb
( platted ; platted ; platting ; plats )
1.
a. obsolete : to lay out : plan , arrange
b. : to lay out a plan for the future development of (as a town or subdivision) usually with a formally drafted plat
San Francisco was platted as if it were a prairie town — Time
2. : to make a plat of
an entire project is laid out and platted — American Builder
X. ˈplä noun
( plural plats -ä(z))
Etymology: French, literally, plate, from plat, adjective flat
: a dish of food : food dressed for table
XI. abbreviation
1. platform
2. platoon