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PLATON'ICALLY, adv. After the manner of Plato.
PLATON'IC, a. Pertaining to Plato the philosopher, or to his philosophy, his sch...
PLATI'NUM, n. A metal discovered in the mines of Choco in Peru, nearly of the co...
PLATINIF'EROUS, a. [platina and fero, to produce.] Producing patina; as platinif...
PLATI'NA PLA'TING, ppr. Overlaying with plate or with a metal; beating into thin...
PLAT'FORM, n. [plat, flat, form.] The sketch of any thing horizontally delineate...
PLA'TEY, a. Like a plate; flat.
PLAT'EN, n. [from its flatness.] Among printers, the flat part of a press by whi...
PLA'TED, pp. Covered or adorned with plate; armed with plate; beaten into plates.
PLATE, n. [L. Latus, with the radical sense of laid, spread.] 1. A piece of meta...
PLAT'BAND, n. A border of flowers in a garden, along a wall or the side of a par...
PLA'TANE, n. [L. platanus.] The planetree, which see.
PLAT, v.t. [from plait, or plat, flat.] To weave; to form by texture. Mat 27. PLAT'
PLAS'TRON, n. [See Plaster .] A piece of leather stuffed; used by fencers to def...
PLASTIC'ITY, n. The quality of giving form or shape to matter.
PLAS'TIC, a. [Gr. to form.] Having the power to give form or fashion to a mass o...