PLATE-GILLED
Plate"-gilled`, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having flat, or leaflike, gills, as the bivalve mollusks.
PLATEL
Pla"tel, n. Etym: [OF. See Plateau.]
Defn: A small dish.
PLATEN Plat"en, n. Etym: [F. platine, fr. plat flat. See Plate, and cf. Platin.] (Mach.) (a) The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made. (b) Hence, an analogous part of a typewriter, on which the paper rests to receive an impression. (c) The movable table of a machine tool, as a planer, on which the work is fastened, and presented to the action of the tool; — also called table.
PLATER
Plat"er, n.
Defn: One who plates or coats articles with gold or silver; as, a silver plater.
2. A machine for calendering paper.
PLATERESQUE
Plat`er*esque", a. Etym: [Sp. resco, from plata silver.] (Arch.)
Defn: Resembling silver plate; — said of certain architectural ornaments.