platt
/plˈæt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Obsolete spelling of plat (“material made by interweaving, especially by interweaving straw, to make hats”).
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
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A village in Zellerndorf municipality, Hollabrunn district, Lower Austria.
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A village and civil parish in Tonbridge and Malling district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ6257).
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An unincorporated community in DeSoto County, Florida, United States.
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A ghost town in Angelina County, Texas, United States.
Example Sentences
- "3rdly That it also be recommended to all persons concerned to have their platts passed through the Surveyor Generals Office, and, in all respects, ready for the grant, in case they shall be entitled to the same, by the said 10th of September."
- "straw platt"
- "The versatility of his craftsmanship is likewise evidenced by the inventory which included "8½ Doz. Walking Sticks & Rodds" and "3½ Doz. Straw Hatts, some platt &c." His name appears in several account books of early Philadelphians, in 1751, […]"
- "For quotations using this term, see Citations:Platt."
Etymology
From Early Modern English platte, a variation (probably dialectal) of plot (“plot of land”); see plat and plot for more.