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Political party in the United States
The Platt machine was a United States political organization and coalition of Republican Party members in New York which exerted heavy influence over
Platt_machine
Machine learning calibration technique
In machine learning, Platt scaling or Platt calibration is a way of transforming the outputs of a classification model into a probability distribution
Platt_scaling
American actor (born 1960)
Oliver Platt (born January 12, 1960) is an American actor known for his work on stage and screen. He has been nominated for five Primetime Emmys, a Golden
Oliver_Platt
American producer (born 1957)
Marc Evan Platt (born April 14, 1957) is an American producer. He has worked in film, theatre, and television, and has received numerous accolades including
Marc_Platt_(producer)
American computer scientist (born 1963)
In 1998, Platt invented sequential minimal optimization, a widely used algorithm for speeding up the training of support vector machines, which fixed
John Platt (computer scientist)
John_Platt_(computer_scientist)
Subset of artificial intelligence
non-probabilistic, binary, linear classifier, although methods such as Platt scaling exist to use SVM in a probabilistic classification setting. In addition
Machine_learning
1770–1982 British textile machinery company
Platt Brothers, also known as Platt Bros & Co Ltd, was a British company based at Werneth in Oldham, North West England. The company manufactured textile
Platt_Brothers
Human settlement in England
Platt Bridge is a settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Wigan town centre along the
Platt_Bridge
Hydraulic engineering firm
Wayback Machine Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fielding & Platt. Darrel Kirby Fielding & Platt. Fielding & Platt History Fielding & Platt 1800 Ton
Fielding_&_Platt
American politician (1833–1910)
Thomas Collier Platt (July 15, 1833 – March 6, 1910), also known as Tom Platt and Easy Boss, was an American politician who was a two-term member of the
Thomas_C._Platt
Engineering companies
Mather & Platt is the name of several large engineering firms in Europe, South Africa and Asia that are subsidiaries of Wilo SE, Germany. They were founded
Mather_&_Platt
Deadly gun battle between FBI agents and criminals
Miami-Dade County, Florida. The two men, former U.S. Army servicemen Michael Lee Platt and William Russell Matix, were suspected of committing a series of robberies
1986_FBI_Miami_shootout
1901 United States law on Cuban relations
The Platt Amendment was United States legislation enacted as part of the Army Appropriations Act of 1901 that defined the relationship between the United
Platt_Amendment
Surname list
Platt is an English surname, and may refer to: Aaron Platt (born 1981), American film director and cinematographer Abby Rakic-Platt (born 1993), British
Platt_(surname)
1895 dystopian science fiction novella by H. G. Wells
adaptation of The Time Machine. This adaptation was written by Marc Platt and starred Ben Miles as the Time Traveller. Platt explained in an interview
The_Time_Machine
Set of methods for supervised statistical learning
tabulation Kernel machines Fisher kernel Platt scaling Polynomial kernel Predictive analytics Regularization perspectives on support vector machines Relevance
Support_vector_machine
Australian actress, television presenter, singer and songwriter (born 1963)
Alyce Mary A. Platt (born 19 December 1964) is an Australian actress, television presenter, singer and songwriter. As an actress, she had roles in the
Alyce_Platt
Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters is an Americana band based in Asheville, North Carolina in the United States. The Honeycutters was founded in 2007
The_Honeycutters
Algorithm for solving the quadratic programming problem from training SVMs
support-vector machines (SVM). It was invented by John Platt in 1998 at Microsoft Research. SMO is widely used for training support vector machines and is implemented
Sequential minimal optimization
Sequential_minimal_optimization
Bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge is a through truss bridge that carries PA 291 (Penrose Avenue) over the Schuylkill River in Southwest Philadelphia
George_C._Platt_Bridge
American poet and professor
Donald Platt is a poet and professor of English at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He is the recipient of a 2011 National Endowment for
Donald_Platt
Area of East London, England
Belliss triple expansion engines driving four-pole 150kW Mather and Platt machines. The station was later known as Poplar Watts Grove (off Devons Road)
Poplar,_London
British Investment Firm
British-American investment management firm founded in 2000 by Michael Platt and William Reeves. Originally launched as a multi-strategy hedge fund,
BlueCrest_Capital_Management
2015 American musical by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
for Ben Platt, and Best Featured Actress for Rachel Bay Jones. A film adaptation was directed by Stephen Chbosky and co-produced by Marc Platt, the father
Dear_Evan_Hansen
Jennifer Platt, The British Sociological Association: A Sociological History. Durham: Sociologypress, 2003 Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, International
Jennifer_Platt
West Germanic language
Archived 15 August 2000 at the Wayback Machine Dictionary in the Sass Orthography (German) Nu is de Welt platt! International resources in and about Low
Low_German
his brother John, Platt was a partner in the world's largest machine-making firm, Platt Brothers; the firm—established by their father Henry in partnership
James_Platt_(MP)
German television series
Talk op Platt was a Low German talk show produced and broadcast by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) from 1982 to 2006, featuring over 150 episodes. The inaugural
Talk_op_Platt
Type of political group
Merriam, Charles E (2007). Boss Platt and His New York Machine: A Study of the Political Leadership of Thomas C. Platt, Theodore Roosevelt and Others.
Political_machine
British illustrator
worked extensively in cross section. He frequently collaborated with Richard Platt, who wrote the text for the majority of his books, which covered a wide
Stephen_Biesty
German cyclist (born 1978)
Karl Platt (born March 14, 1978, in Novosibirsk) is a German mountain biker. Platt grew up in Siberia until the age of ten, where his parents were banished
Karl_Platt
British Army officer (1885–1975)
General Sir William Platt, GBE, KCB, DSO (14 June 1885 – 28 September 1975) was a senior officer of the British Army during both the First and the Second
William_Platt
Businessman and public official (born 1971)
Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024. Platt, Kevin Holden. "Space Experts Debate How To De-Escalate Russian Threats
Elon_Musk
American voice actor (born 1971)
has a production company, Monkey Kingdom Productions, with his wife, Tara Platt, which has produced several feature films and a live-action web series called
Yuri_Lowenthal
Country in South Asia
& CD-ROM Set. Oxford University Press. p. 774. ISBN 978-0-19-960110-3. Platts, John T. (John Thompson) (1884). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi,
India
2010 film by Edward Zwick
Evolution of a Viagra Salesman. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt, Hank Azaria, Josh Gad and Gabriel Macht, the film tells the story of a
Love_&_Other_Drugs
American robotics researcher
Robert Platt (also known as Robert Platt Jr. or Rob Platt) is an American robotics researcher and Associate Professor at Northeastern University's Khoury
Robert_Platt_Jr.
Overview of and topical guide to machine learning
Jaime Carbonell Jeremy Slovak Jerome H. Friedman John D. Lafferty John Platt Julie Beth Lovins Jürgen Schmidhuber Karl Steinbuch Katia Sycara Leo Breiman
Outline_of_machine_learning
American businessman
York City, for the Singer Sewing Machine Company. He moved to Los Angeles later that year[when?] and started The Platt Music Company; he began the company
Benjamin_Platt
English actor, memoirist and novelist (1910–1983)
diplomat Sir Thomas Walter Comyn-Platt (1869–1961). David and his sister Grizel were close, and both loathed Comyn-Platt. The family moved to Rose Cottage
David_Niven
President of the United States from 1861 to 1865
Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 9780809328871. Thomas, Benjamin Platt; Hyman, Harold Melvin (1962). Stanton: The Life and Times of Lincoln's Secretary
Abraham_Lincoln
Branch of machine learning
Deng, Li; Dollár, Piotr; Gao, Jianfeng; He, Xiaodong; Mitchell, Margaret; Platt, John C; Lawrence Zitnick, C; Zweig, Geoffrey (2014). "From Captions to
Deep_learning
Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
October 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014. Elbagir, Nima; Arvanitidis, Barbara; Platt, Alex; Ebrahim, Nadeen (11 December 2023). "Qatar sent millions to Gaza
Benjamin_Netanyahu
label—Disney List of Pre-1980 Live Action Disney Movies and DVD Status Archived February 3, 2023, at the Wayback Machine—UltimateDisney.com Official website
List of Walt Disney Pictures films
List_of_Walt_Disney_Pictures_films
American singer and songwriter (born 1981)
Philippa Schuyler. The film was to be co-produced by Halle Berry and Marc Platt. September 25, Alicia Keys headlined The Great Wall Concert, initially called
Alicia_Keys
1982 film by Ridley Scott
Philip K. Dick on Film, Titan Books, pp. 200–225, ISBN 978-1-84023-968-3 Platt, John (March 1, 1999), "A Total Recall spin-off that's an awful lot like
Blade_Runner
American politician (1827–1905)
Orville Hitchcock Platt (July 19, 1827 – April 21, 1905) was a United States senator from Connecticut. Platt was a prominent conservative Republican and
Orville_H._Platt
American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
George Crawford Platt (February 17, 1842 – June 20, 1912) was an Irish soldier who served with the federal army of the United States (also known as the
George_Crawford_Platt
British writer
Richard Platt (born 15 April 1953) is a British writer of nonfiction and information books and multimedia works, primarily for children. Platt was born
Richard_Platt_(writer)
International men's soccer tournament in North America
Archived from the original on November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 6, 2022. Platt, Oliver (September 7, 2017). "Rogers Centre removed from list of potential
2026_FIFA_World_Cup
American actress, singer and producer (born 1991)
Wood, and Brian Cox. She is also set to star alongside Noomi Rapace, Ben Platt, and Laura Harrier among others, in the psychological thriller The Technique
Emma_Roberts
Season of television series
as Ariana Iacovou: A restaurant owner helping victims of the AVTF Lenny Platt as Juan Gomez: The Lieutenant Governor of New York[citation needed] Bartley
Daredevil: Born Again season 2
Daredevil:_Born_Again_season_2
Ongoing conflict since 2014
Carey, Andrew; Munsi, Pallabi; Zene, Mahamat Tahir; Arvanitidis, Barbara; Platt, Alex; Baron, Mark; Lauren, Kent (19 September 2023). "Ukraine's special
Russo-Ukrainian_war
American law firm
membership, the firm eventually became known in the US as Mayer, Brown & Platt. In 2002, the firm merged with British law firm Rowe & Maw, which was established
Mayer_Brown
Small domesticated carnivorous mammal
Outwitting Cats. Globe Pequot. pp. 22–45. ISBN 978-1-59228-240-1. Kent, Marc; Platt, Simon R. (September 2010). "The neurology of balance: Function and dysfunction
Cat
American actor (1907–1979)
April 17, 2021. Letter, Louise Platt to Ned Scott Archive, July 7, 2002 Archived January 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine pp. 40: Roberts & Olson 1995,
John_Wayne
American information technology company (1939–2015)
In 1992, Young was succeeded by Lewis E. Platt, and in 1993 Packard stepped down from the board, with Platt succeeding Packard as chairman. In 1993, HP
Hewlett-Packard
Textile machine manufacturer
textile machine manufacturers in Oldham, Lancashire. Their headquarters was the Soho Iron Works, Greenacres. It was second only in size to Platt Brothers
Asa_Lees
American actor (born 1943)
Wayback Machine, Chicago Sun-Times, "At Close Range" film review, April 18, 1986. Ebert, Roger Archived April 4, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Chicago
Christopher_Walken
Fictional character from Coronation Street
Nick Tilsley (also Platt, also known as Nicky) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street. He was born off screen during
Nick_Tilsley
British singer (born 1992)
Learned To Love The Pop Machine". The Fader. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017. Platt, Poppie; McCormick, Neil
Charli_XCX
Grobar, Matt (January 7, 2026). "Netflix's 2026 Film Slate: Dates For 'War Machine' & Other Titles, New Cast For Animated 'Swapped' Plus First-Look Pics For
List of American films of 2026
List_of_American_films_of_2026
American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)
It co-stars Sofía Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale and Dustin Hoffman, along with Robert Downey Jr. in a cameo
Jon_Favreau
American guitarist (1942–1970)
2010, p. 33. Heatley 2009, p. 87; McDermott 2009, pp. 74–75. Mitchell & Platt 1990, p. 76. Shadwick 2003, p. 125. Aledort 1996, pp. 68–76, 71: "one of
Jimi_Hendrix
Ethnoreligious group
Dominique; Youhanna, Sonia; Patterson, Nick; Moorjani, Priya; Botigué, Laura R.; Platt, Daniel E.; Matisoo-Smith, Elizabeth; Soria-Hernanz, David F.; Wells, R
Jews
Most populous city in Illinois, United States
arterial streets in outlying sections. As new additions to the city were platted, city ordinance required them to be laid out with eight streets to the
Chicago
Frank Wilcox as Bartley Langley, Lydia's husband. Margie Liszt as Vera Platt. 46 9 "Flowers for the Teacher" Oscar Rudolph John Whedon November 19, 1959 (1959-11-19)
List of The Donna Reed Show episodes
List_of_The_Donna_Reed_Show_episodes
2013 science fiction film directed by Caradog W. James
The Machine is a 2013 British science fiction thriller film directed and written by Caradog W. James. It stars Caity Lotz and Toby Stephens as computer
The_Machine_(2013_film)
Leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008
barracks, the alarm was raised, with most of the rebels pinned down by machine gun fire. Four were killed before Castro ordered a retreat. The rebels
Fidel_Castro
Sixth planet from the Sun
Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017. Platt, Jane; et al. (14 April 2014). "NASA Cassini Images May Reveal Birth of
Saturn
and they and the girls sneak out of the hotel. General Patterson (Edward Platt), of the Green Squad, asks Sam how to get to the Shady Rest. Kate gets upset
List of Petticoat Junction episodes
List_of_Petticoat_Junction_episodes
American actress (born 1958)
Four O'Clocks, penned and directed by Peter Craig, and produced by Marc Platt and Adam Siegel. In 2025, she starred in the Christmas film comedy Oh. What
Michelle_Pfeiffer
1760–1840 agrarian to industrial era shift
(2014): 107–147. online Archived 19 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine Harold L. Platt, Shock cities: the environmental transformation and reform of Manchester
Industrial_Revolution
American singing competition
Week. One of the most prominent auditioners this season was General Larry Platt whose performance of "Pants on the Ground" became a viral hit song. Crystal
American_Idol
American actor (born 1948)
Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023. "Ben Platt, Jessica Chastain, Samuel L. Jackson, Audra McDonald & More React To Tony
Samuel_L._Jackson
American poet and writer (1932–1963)
Plath in New York: 'pain, parties and work'" – via The Guardian. "Sylvia Platt". Smith College. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved
Sylvia_Plath
American TV medical drama (2004–2012)
Today. July 24, 2007. Writers: Friend, Russel; Lerner, Garrett. Director: Platt, David (October 9, 2007). "97 Seconds". House. Season 4. Episode 3. Fox
House_(TV_series)
he's concerned about a meeting he's to have with Thorne Masterson (Edward Platt), the President of Union Aircraft. Steve is supposed to sell him on a very
List of My Three Sons episodes
List_of_My_Three_Sons_episodes
between suspended platforms and over obstacles in the game environment. platting A term exclusive to PlayStation users that refers to obtaining all achievements
Glossary_of_video_game_terms
U.S. state
Electric plans to keep Belle River, Monroe coal plants running: official". Platts. April 27, 2018. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. "Palisades
Michigan
American actress and businesswoman (born 1972)
(February 5, 2018). "Netflix Nabs Ryan Murphy Series 'The Politician'; Ben Platt Set, Barbra Streisand & Gwyneth Paltrow In Talks To Star". Deadline Hollywood
Gwyneth_Paltrow
American writer (1934–2018)
assaulted author, journalist and computer programmer Charles Platt at the Nebula Awards banquet. Platt did not pursue legal action against Ellison and the two
Harlan_Ellison
President of the United States from 1901 to 1909
New York machine boss Thomas C. Platt, asked Roosevelt to run in the 1898 gubernatorial election. Prospering politically from the Platt machine, Roosevelt's
Theodore_Roosevelt
President of the United States from 1881 to 1885
after being sworn in. When Conkling and New York's other senator, Thomas C. Platt, resigned in protest of Garfield's replacement of Merritt with William H
Chester_A._Arthur
American singer-songwriter (born 1992)
3, 2020. "Dear Evan Hansen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Ben Platt". Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via music.apple.com. Dear Evan Hansen [Original
Tori_Kelly
American film and distribution company
and became head of Tri-Star Pictures. Medavoy would be succeeded by Marc Platt. The box-office returns for Orion's 1990 releases were just as dismal, with
Orion_Pictures
Historical region of Western United States, c. 1607–1912
June 13, 2002) The Frontier: A Frontier Town Three Months Old by Ward Platt – 1908 book on the real West. Free to read and full-text search. 161 photographs
American_frontier
Grobar, Matt (April 29, 2022). "Blake Lively Teams With Edgar Wright, Marc Platt For Feature Directorial Debut Seconds Based On Graphic Novel From Scott
List of Walt Disney Studios films (2020–2029)
List_of_Walt_Disney_Studios_films_(2020–2029)
English actress, singer, and television presenter (born 1974)
Musical Revival". Olivier Awards. Archived 12 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine Raven, Paul (11 February 2011). "Second Chance To See Into The Woods".
Hannah_Waddingham
2024 film directed by Jon M. Chu
schoolmate Galinda, who becomes Glinda the Good. Universal Pictures and Marc Platt, who both produced the stage musical, announced the film adaptation in 2012
Wicked_(2024_film)
African-American Lawyer (1863 – 1939)
Ida Platt (September 29, 1863 – 1939) was an African-American lawyer, based in Chicago. In 1894, she became the first African-American woman licensed
Ida_Platt
German manufacturer of pumps and pump systems
applications. Mather and Platt Pumps Ltd. became a part of Wilo SE in the year 2005. The subsidiary which was renamed as Wilo Mather and Platt Pvt. Ltd, will be
Wilo
Country in the Caribbean
affairs and to supervise its finances and foreign relations. Under the Platt Amendment, the U.S. leased the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base from Cuba. Following
Cuba
International airport serving Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2002. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2008. Platt, Craig (8 October 2007). "Tiger offers more discount fares". Sydney Morning
Melbourne_Airport
pull off a youth-based campaign with new client Jennings Booker (Edward Platt). Sam says what's the difference what Darrin looks like and he should still
List_of_Bewitched_episodes
2020 film by Charlie Kaufman
Teddy Coluca as Diner Customer Jason Ralph as Yvonne's Boyfriend Oliver Platt as The Voice (of the animated pig) It was announced in January 2018 that
I'm_Thinking_of_Ending_Things
in the Japanese anime is Romi Park and her English voice actress is Tara Platt. Team Moegi (モエギ班, Moegi-Han) is a group of Konohagakure ninja led by Moegi
List_of_Naruto_characters
Drumheller, S. K.; Campisano, C.; Tekle, G.; Getachew, T.; Head, J. J.; Platt, N. C.; Leaphart, D. (2026). "Lucy's peril: A Pliocene crocodile from the
2026 in archosaur paleontology
2026_in_archosaur_paleontology
American singer and actress (1963–2012)
her lawyer, Sheldon Platt, with Platt stating, "she has never taken a diet pill in her life. She's outraged. She's hurt." Platt also denied Houston had
Whitney_Houston
American businessman (born 1952)
(October 25, 2024). "Larry Fink is so wrong about 2024". Financial Times. Platt, Eric (March 31, 2025). "Larry Fink warns 'protectionism has returned with
Larry_Fink
PLATT MACHINE
PLATT MACHINE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a clever trickster, from Old English prætt ‘trick’, ‘tricky’, ‘cunning’ (which is found in use as a byname in the 11th century). This surname is quite common in southeastern Ireland.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly East Anglia)
English (chiefly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived on a flat, a patch of level or low-lying ground (Old Norse flat, flǫt).South German : variant of Flath 2.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Devon)
English (mainly Devon) : variant of Pate 1.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Plant.
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Greek
Broad; Broad Shouldered
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from late Old English plot.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a fence maker or carpenter, from Slavic ‘fence’ (Polish płot, Russian plot). Compare Plotnik.
Boy/Male
African French
Plant.
Boy/Male
Greek
Broad.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Plant.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Plant.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Sacred Plant; A Medicine Plant; Basil Plant
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : nickname from a diminutive of Old French pye ‘magpie’ (see Pye 1), or possibly sometimes a late form of pyard, a pejorative form of pye.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Plant.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Platt or Platt Bridge in Lancashire, named in Middle English with Old French plat ‘flat’, ‘thin’ (see Platte), in the dialect sense ‘plank bridge’.English : topographic name from Middle English plat ‘plot of land’, ‘piece of ground’ (Old English plætt).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from German platt ‘flat’.German : variant of Platte 3.
Boy/Male
English
Plant
Boy/Male
French
From the flat land.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly South Yorkshire)
English (mainly South Yorkshire) : variant of Platt 1.Americanized form of German Platz.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
Little Plant; Small Plant
Boy/Male
French
From the flat land.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : metonymic occupational name for a gardener, in particular someone with a herb garden, from Middle English plant (Old English plante), Old French plante ‘herb’, ‘shrub’, ‘young tree’. In English it may also be a nickname for a tender or delicate individual, from the same word in a transferred sense.French : topographic name for a planted area, in particular one planted with herbs or vines. Compare Plantier.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : unexplained.
PLATT MACHINE
PLATT MACHINE
Boy/Male
British, English, German
Little Home-lover
Boy/Male
Latin
Youthful.
Boy/Male
Indian
Soldier
Girl/Female
Muslim
Luck. Good fortune.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Perks.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Happiness
Boy/Male
Sikh
One who wins over others by Love
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire and Yorkshire)
English (chiefly Lancashire and Yorkshire) : occupational name for a maker of carts or wagons, Middle English waynwright (see Wayne + Wright).
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Shining
Girl/Female
Tamil
Athalia | அதாலியா
God is exalted
PLATT MACHINE
PLATT MACHINE
PLATT MACHINE
PLATT MACHINE
PLATT MACHINE
v. t.
To form by interlaying interweaving; to braid; to plait.
n.
A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate.
n.
To furnish with a fixed and organized population; to settle; to establish; as, to plant a colony.
a.
Eating, or subsisting on, plants; as, a plant-eating beetle.
n.
To furnish, or fit out, with plants; as, to plant a garden, an orchard, or a forest.
n.
A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.
n.
A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
n.
Work done by platting or braiding; a plait.
v. t.
To calender; as, to plate paper.
n.
The whole machinery and apparatus employed in carrying on a trade or mechanical business; also, sometimes including real estate, and whatever represents investment of capital in the means of carrying on a business, but not including material worked upon or finished products; as, the plant of a foundry, a mill, or a railroad.
n.
A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a fashion plate.
v. t.
To lay out in plats or plots, as ground.
v. t.
To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.
a.
Like a plate; consisting of plates.
n.
To put in the ground and cover, as seed for growth; as, to plant maize.
n.
To introduce and establish the principles or seeds of; as, to plant Christianity among the heathen.
v. t.
To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.
n.
To set firmly; to fix; to set and direct, or point; as, to plant cannon against a fort; to plant a standard in any place; to plant one's feet on solid ground; to plant one's fist in another's face.