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plait — /playt, plat/, n. 1. a braid, esp. of hair or straw. 2. a pleat or fold, as of cloth. v.t. 3. to braid, as hair or straw. 4. to make, as a mat, by braiding. 5. to pleat. [1350 1400; ME pleyt < MF pleit < L plicitum, neut. of plicitus, ptp. of… … Universalium
plate-dog — /playt dawg , dog /, n. Print. a heavy metal plate on which plates, stereos, etc., are locked into position for printing on a rotary press. * * * … Universalium
plateful — /playt fool/, n., pl. platefuls. 1. the amount that a plate will hold. 2. a large portion or quantity: a plateful of contracts to negotiate. [1760 70; PLATE1 + FUL] Usage. See ful. * * * … Universalium
plateholder — /playt hohl deuhr/, n. a lightproof container for a photographic plate, loaded into the camera with the plate and having a slide that is removed before exposing. [1870 75; PLATE1 + HOLDER] * * * … Universalium
platelet — /playt lit/, n. Cell Biol. a small platelike body, esp. a blood platelet. [1890 95; PLATE1 + LET] * * * or thrombocyte Small, colourless, irregular blood cell crucial in coagulation. Produced in bone marrow and stored in the spleen, platelets… … Universalium
platemaker — /playt may keuhr/, n. Print. 1. a machine that makes plates used for reproducing illustrations or printed matter, esp. halftone or etched illustrations. 2. the operator of such a machine. [1250 1300; ME, as surname meaning armorer ; see PLATE1,… … Universalium
plateware — /playt wair /, n. household dishes, esp. ones made of or plated with gold or silver. [PLATE1 + WARE1] * * * … Universalium
plate-dog — /playt dawg , dog /, n. Print. a heavy metal plate on which plates, stereos, etc., are locked into position for printing on a rotary press … Useful english dictionary
plateware — /playt wair /, n. household dishes, esp. ones made of or plated with gold or silver. [PLATE1 + WARE1] … Useful english dictionary
plate — plate1 plateless, adj. platelike, adj. /playt/, n., v., plated, plating. n. 1. a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten. 2. the contents of such a dish; plateful. 3. an entire course of a meal… … Universalium
