dictionary helpA small piece or plot of ground laid out with some design, or for a special use; usually, a portion of flat, even ground. "This flowery plat, the sweet recess of Eve." (Milton) "I keep smooth plat of fruitful ground." (Tennyson)
Origin: Cf. Plat flat, which perh. Caused this spelling, and Plot a piece of ground.
(01 Mar 1998)
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