PLATYRHINE
Plat"y*rhine, a. Etym: [Platy + Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: Having the nose broad; — opposed to Ant: leptorhine.
— n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Platyrhini.
PLATYRHINI
Plat`y*rhi"ni, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of monkeys, including the American species, which have a broad nasal septum, thirty-six teeth, and usually a prehensile tail. See Monkey. [Written also Platyrrhini.]
PLAUD
Plaud, v. t.
Defn: To applaud. [Obs.] Chapman.
PLAUDIT Plau"dit, n. Etym: [From L. plaudite do ye praise (which was said by players at the end of a performance), 2d pers. pl. imperative of plaudere. Cf. Plausible.]
Defn: A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.
Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng. Longfellow.
Syn. — Acclamation; applause; encomium; commendation; approbation; approval.