Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • A Middle English form of plat.
  • noun Same as placcate .
  • In heraldry, semé with plates—that is, with roundels argent.
  • A Middle English form of plat.

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  • noun a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River

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Examples

  • Several descendants had filed complaints in Platte County court to block the removal.

    Airport Check-in: Houston to make Terminal B bigger 2008

  • For those of you who need some backgrounding, this section of the South Platte is one of the most famous trout fisheries in the West.

    Is Deckers Back? Tim Romano 2007

  • It always amazes to see how well Mother Nature can rebound ... and the South Platte is tougher and more beautiful than most, despite taking its share of punches.

    Is Deckers Back? Tim Romano 2007

  • The tax also failed in Platte County, 52% to 48%, and was resoundingly defeated in Wyandotte County, with 63% opposed and 37% in support, according to unofficial returns.

    USATODAY.com - Bush claims key win in Missouri 2004

  • As a public speaker, mild-mannered Governor McKinley of Ohio was no match for the Boy Orator of the Platte, but as one McKinley enthusiast rejoiced to point out, the Platte was a river “six inches deep and six miles wide at the mouth.”

    The Five of Hearts Patricia O'Toole 2008

  • As a public speaker, mild-mannered Governor McKinley of Ohio was no match for the Boy Orator of the Platte, but as one McKinley enthusiast rejoiced to point out, the Platte was a river “six inches deep and six miles wide at the mouth.”

    The Five of Hearts Patricia O'Toole 2008

  • Mountains, and after supplying Greeley with irrigation, falls into the Platte, which is an affluent of the Missouri.

    A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains 2007

  • But all this is of little moment, for if the Platte is a nothing river, it can survive with a nothing name.

    Centennial Michener, James 1974

  • At Julesburg, near the Nebraska border, the Platte was a bare trickle, exactly the way Potato Brumbaugh had planned, but as the river crossed the state line, waters escaping from the irrigation ditches returned, so that in the end Nebraska received its lawful share.

    Centennial Michener, James 1974

  • It is drained by several streams, the principal being the Platte, which is formed by the junction of two forks rising in the Rocky Mountains and flowing east through the centre of the state to the Missouri, and receives many tributaries in its course.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

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