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

1. plateau.

2. platoon.

plat

¹

/ plæt /

noun

1. a small area of ground; plot

plat

²

/ plæt /

noun

1. a variant spelling of plait

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

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

Related Words

• bit 
• chunk 
• ground 
• land 
• lot 
• plot 
• stretch 
• strip 
• tract