An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

PLAT, adj.
1. Flat, level.
Douglas.
2. Low, opposed to heiche.
Maitland P.
3. Close, near.
Douglas.

Su. G. platt, Teut. plat, planus.

Plat, adv. Flatly.
Douglas.

PLAT, PLATT, s. A plan.
Douglas.

Teut. plat, exemplar.

PLAT, PLATT, PLATE, s.
1. A dash.
Douglas.
2. A blow with the fist.
Lyndsay.

A. S. plaett-as, cuffs, blows.

To PLAT UP, v. a. To erect.
Baillie.

PLATFUTE, s. A term of reproach; applied to a plain-soled person, and thence ludicrously to some dance.
Lyndsay.

Teut. plat-voet, planipes.