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plat
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As a noun, plat means a plot of land. As a verb, it means create a plat.
Meanings of plat
11 meaningsnoun
A plot of land; a lot.
A map showing the boundaries of real properties (delineating one or more plots of land), especially one that forms part of a legal document.
A braid; a plait (of hair, straw, etc.).
Material produced by braiding or interweaving, especially a material of interwoven straw from which straw hats are made.
A map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteA plot, a scheme.
verb
To create a plat; to lay out property lots and streets; to map.
Older and rare meanings (1)
datedexcept regional englandTo braid, to plait.
adjective
obsoleteexcept scotlandFlat; level; (by extension) frank, on the level.
adverb
obsoleteexcept scotlandFlatly, plainly.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).