Webster's Dictionary 1913

5050

Plasson

‖Plas″son (?), n.(Biol.) The albuminous material composing the body of a cytode.☞ It is considered simpler than protoplasm of an ordinary cell in that it has not undergone diffe...

5051

Plaster

Plas″ter (?), n. [AS., a plaster (in sense 1), fr. L. emplastrum, Gr. �, �, fr. � to daub on, stuff in; � in + � to mold: cf. OF. plastre a plaster (in sense 2), F. plâtre. Cf. ...

5052

Plaster (2)

Plas″ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Plastered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Plastering.] [Cf. OF. plastrer to plaster (in sense 2), F. plâtrer.] 1. To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore.2....

5053

Plasterer

Plas″ter‐er (?), n. 1. One who applies plaster or mortar. “Thy father was a plasterer.” Shak.2. One who makes plaster casts. “The plasterer doth make his figures by addition.” S...

5054

Plastering

Plas″ter‐ing, n. 1. Same as Plaster, n., 2.2. The act or process of overlaying with plaster.3. A covering of plaster; plasterwork.

5055

Plasterly

Plas″ter‐ly, a. Resembling plaster of Paris. “Out of gypseous or plasterly ground.” Fuller.

5056

Plasterwork

Plas″ter‐work′ (?), n. Plastering used to finish architectural constructions, exterior or interior, especially that used for the lining of rooms. Ordinarly, mortar is used for t...

5057

Plastery

Plas″ter‐y, a. Of the nature of plaster.The stone... is a poor plastery material. Clough.

5058

Plastic

Plas″tic (plăs″tĭk), a. [L. plasticus, Gr. �, fr. � to form, mold: cf. F. plastique.] 1. Having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of matter; as, the plastic hand of th...

5059

Plastical

Plas″tic‐al (?), a. See Plastic.

5060

Plastically

Plas″tic‐al‐ly, adv. In a plastic manner.

5061

Plasticity

Plas‐tic″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. plasticité.] 1. The quality or state of being plastic.2. (Physiol.) Plastic force. Dunglison.

5062

Plastid

{ Plas″tid (?), Plas″tide (?), } n. 1. (Biol.) A formative particle of albuminous matter; a monad; a cytode. See the Note under Morphon. Haeckel.2. (Bot.) One of the many minute...

5063

Plastidozoa

‖Plas′ti‐do‐zo″a (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) Same as Protoza.

5064

Plastidule

Plas″ti‐dule (?), n. [Dim. fr. Plastid.] (Biol.) One of the small particles or organic molecules of protoplasm. Haeckel.

5065

Plastin

Plas″tin (?), n.(Biol.) A substance associated with nuclein in cell nuclei, and by some considered as the fundamental substance of the nucleus.

5066

Plastography

Plas‐tog″ra‐phy (?), n. 1. The art of forming figures in any plastic material.2. Imitation of handwriting; forgery.

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Plastron

Plas″tron (?), n. [F. plastron breastplate, plastron, LL. plastra a thin plate of metal. See Plaster.] 1. A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to protect the br...

5068

Plat

Plat (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Platted; p. pr. & vb. n.Platting.] [See Plait.] To form by interlaying interweaving; to braid; to plait. “They had platted a crown of thorns.” Matt....

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Plat (2)

Plat, n. Work done by platting or braiding; a plait.Her hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat. Shak.

5070

Plat (3)

Plat, n. [Cf. Plat flat, which perh. caused this spelling, and Plot a piece of ground.] A small piece or plot of ground laid out with some design, or for a special use; usually,...

5071

Plat (4)

Plat, v. t. To lay out in plats or plots, as ground.

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Plat (5)

Plat, a. [F. plat. See Plate, n.] Plain; flat; level. Gower.

5073

Plat (6)

Plat, adv. 1. Plainly; flatly; downright.But, sir, ye lie, I tell you plat. Rom. of R.2. Flatly; smoothly; evenly. Drant.

5074

Plat (7)

Plat, n. 1. The flat or broad side of a sword. Chaucer.2. A plot; a plan; a design; a diagram; a map; a chart. “To note all the islands, and to set them down in plat.” Hakluyt.

5075

Platan

Plat″an (?), n. [L. platanus. See Plane the tree.] [Written also platane.] The plane tree. Tennyson.

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Platanist

Plat″a‐nist (?), n. [L. platanista a sort of fish, Gr. �: cf. F. plataniste.] (Zoöl.) The soosoo.