plat
A plot of land; a lotA plot of land; a lot.
Meaning
5 sensesA 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.
(countable, uncountable)A braid; a plait (of hair, straw, etc.).
(countable, uncountable)Material produced by braiding or interweaving, especially a material of interwoven straw from which straw hats are made.
(obsolete)A plot, a scheme.
- a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
Origin
The noun is derived from Middle English plat, platte (“flat part of a sword; flat piece ofThe noun is derived from Middle English plat, platte (“flat part of a sword; flat piece of ground, plot of ground”), probably a variant of Middle English plot, (modern English plot) and influenced by Middle English plat, plate (modern English plate) and Anglo-Norman, Middle French and Old French plat. See platy-, plaice, flat.
The noun is a variant of plait.
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