Word
platt
Phoneticsplatt
/ˈpɫæt/
Definition
n. a small piece of ground or a map showing a specific area of land. It is an old-fashioned word for a plot of land or a plan.
n. a small piece of ground; a plot or a plan of a specific area. Archaic in modern usage, having been largely superseded by the spelling 'plot'.
Examples
“The gardener marked out a small platt for the new herbs.”
“The surveyor drew a detailed platt of the estate to show the boundaries of the inherited land.”
“In the dusty archives of the parish, we discovered a hand-drawn platt that clearly delineated the original village commons before the enclosure acts changed the landscape forever.”
Examples
simple
“The gardener marked out a small platt for the new herbs.”
contextual
“The surveyor drew a detailed platt of the estate to show the boundaries of the inherited land.”
complex
“In the dusty archives of the parish, we discovered a hand-drawn platt that clearly delineated the original village commons before the enclosure acts changed the landscape forever.”
Usage
An archaic variant of 'plot'; primarily found in historical documents or legal descriptions of land.
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