PLAT

I. transitive verb (~ted; ~ting) Etymology: Middle English, alteration of plaiten Date: 14th century plait , II. noun Date: 14th century plait , III. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably alteration of plot Date: 15th century a small piece of ground (as a lot or quadrat) ; plot , a plan, map, or chart of a piece of land with actual or proposed features (as lots), IV. transitive verb (~ted; ~ting) Date: 1751 to make a ~ of, V. abbreviation ~eau, ~oon