PLATEY
PLA'TEY, adjective Like a plate; flat.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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PLATFORM
PLAT'FORM, noun [plat, flat, form.] The sketch of any thing horizontally delineated; the ichnography.1. A place laid out after any model.2. In the military art, an elevation of ...
PLATINA
PLATI'NAPLA'TING, participle present tense Overlaying with plate or with a metal; beating into thin lamens.PLA'TING, noun The art or operation of covering any thing with plate o...
PLATING
PLA'TING, ppr. Overlaying with plate or with a metal; beating into thin lamens.PLA'TING, n. The art or operation of covering any thing with plate or with a metal, particularly o...
PLATINIFEROUS
PLATINIF'EROUS, adjective [platina and fero, to produce.]Producing patina; as platiniferous sand.
PLATINUM
PLATI'NUM, noun A metal discovered in the mines of Choco in Peru, nearly of the color of silver, but less bright, and the heaviest of the metals. Its specific gravity is to that...
PLATONIC
PLATON'IC, adjective Pertaining to Plato the philosopher, or to his philosophy, his school or his opinions.Platonic love, is a pure spiritual affection subsisting between the se...
PLATONICALLY
PLATON'ICALLY, adverb After the manner of Plato.
PLATONISM
PLA'TONISM, noun The philosophy of Plato, consisting of three branches, theology, physics and mathematics. Under theology is included moral philosophy. The foundation of Plato's...
PLATONIST
PLA'TONISTPLA'TONIZE, verb intransitive To adopt the opinions or philosophy of Plato.PLA'TONIZE, verb transitive To explain on the principles of the Platonic school, or to accom...
PLATONIZE
PLA'TONIZE, v.i. To adopt the opinions or philosophy of Plato.PLA'TONIZE, v.t. To explain on the principles of the Platonic school, or to accommodate to those principles.
PLATONIZED
PLA'TONIZED, participle passive Accommodated to the philosophy of Plato.
PLATONIZER
PLA'TONIZER, noun One that adheres to the philosophy of Plato; a follower of Plato.
PLATONIZING
PLA'TONIZING, participle present tense Adopting the principles of Plato; accommodating to the principles of the Platonic school.
PLATOON
PLATOON', noun A small square body of soldiers or musketeers, drawn out of a battalion of foot when they form a hollow square, to strengthen the angles; or a small body acting t...
PLATTER
PLAT'TER, noun [from plate.] A large shallow dish for holding the provisions of a table.1. One that plats or forms by weaving. [See Plat.]
PLATTER-FACED
PLAT'TER-FACED, adjective Having a broad face.PLAT'TING, participle present tense Weaving; forming by texture.
PLATTING
PLAT'TING, noun Work done by platting or interweaving.PLAT, noun [Latin latus; or from the root of place.] A small piece of ground, usually a portion of flat even ground; as a f...
PLATYPUS
PLAT'YPUS, noun A quadruped of New Holland, whose jaws are elongated into the shape of a duck's bill. The body is covered with thick hair and the feet are webbed.This animal has...
PLAUDIT
PLAUD'IT, noun [Latin plaudo, to praise, said to be taken from plaudite, a demand of applause by players when they left the stage.]Applause; praise bestowed.
PLAUSIBILITY
PLAUSIBIL'ITY, noun s as z. [See Plausible.] Speciousness; superficial appearance of right.
PLAUSIBLE
PLAUS'IBLE, adjective s as z. [Latin plausibilis, from plaudo, to clap hands in token of approbation; laus, laudo; Eng. loud.]1. That may be applauded; that may gain favor or ap...
PLAUSIBLENESS
PLAUS'IBLENESS, noun Speciousness; show of right or propriety; as the plausibleness of Arminianism.
PLAUSIBLY
PLAUS'IBLY, adverb With fair show; speciously; in a matter adapted to gain favor or approbation.They could talk plausibly about what they did not understand.
PLAUSIVE
PLAUS'IVE, adjective Applauding; manifesting praise.1. Plausible.
PLAY
PLAY, verb intransitive1. To use any exercise for pleasure or recreation; to do something not as a task or for profit, but for amusement; as, to play at cricket.The people sat d...
PLAY-DAY
PLA'Y-DAYPLA'Y-PLEASURE, noun Idle amusement. [Not used.]