platted

Charted into lots

Platted is the past tense of plat, meaning to braid or interweave strands: She platted her daughter's hair.

In American land use, to plat is to divide land into lots and record it on a map called a plat: The developer platted the subdivision in 1952.

The braiding sense overlaps with plaited.

hair

braid

Interwoven strand pattern

plaits · weave · twist · locks · extensions · dreadlocks · updo · ponytail · chignon · coiffure

bread

loaf

Baked bread shape

  • challahBraided ceremonial Jewish bread
  • braidInterwoven strand pattern
  • doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking

crust · yeast · baked · twisted · glazed · golden · strands · enriched · festive · scored

basketry

wicker

Pliant twig for weaving

basket · matting · cane · willow · reed · bamboo · lattice · mesh · coiled · splint

land

surveyed

Examined systematically

boundaries · plot · deed · zoning · tract · development · property · recorded · municipal · township

Opposites
braiding/weaving state

plattedloose

Not firmly secured

unbraided · unplaited · flowing · undone · unbound

land division status

plattedunsurveyed

Not officially measured

undivided · unmapped · unsubdivided · raw · undeveloped

structural organization

plattedunwoven

Not interlaced together

loose · unbound · separated · disentangled · scattered

Phrases
Family

platter, platters

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G