A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Platted, p.p. and ppl. a. [e.m.E. (1597, Shakesp.), late north. e.m.E. plattyd (Cath. Angl.), f. e.m.E. and ME. plat (c 1532) plate (Cath. Angl.), p.t. and p.p. platte (Wyclif), plattid (Wyclif), parallel form of Plait v.1, Plet v. Cf. also Plet ppl. a. and Plat p.p.] Interwoven, intertwined. — c1590 Fowler I. 318/31.
By platted crounes which circle maie her browes 1605-6 Welsh Forty-eight Serm. 171.
A crown of thorns platted upon his bare head
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Platted p.p., ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/platted>
