platy en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpleɪti/
- plāʹtē
Etymology
From plate + -y.
Meanings
- Resembling plates.
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Semy of plates (roundels argent).
Sable platy, two flaunches argent - Spelman (159). Gules, five lozenges conjoined in bend argent - Raleigh (160).
1983, Charles Boutell, Boutell's Heraldry, Frederick Warne Publishers:Or, a fess dancetty of two points gules masoned argent; on a chief azure a representation of Maidenhead Bridge over water barry wavy in base. 212. Argent, a fess gules between 3 astral crowns azure. 213. Sable platy, a pile barry[…]
1965, R. H. Wilmott, Discovering Heraldry:Gules, a saltire argent within a bordure sable bezantée (sic C., but Papworth cites, p. 1069, from A., per saltire gules and sable, a saltire argent, and a bordure of the 2nd platy).
1877, The Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist, page 19:[...] fretty gules besanty / here the besants are placed at the intersection of the pieces of the fretty. A similar coat, Or, fretty gules platy, is an old coat of VERDON; and Or, fretty sable platy is the canting coat of PLATT.
1892, John Woodward, George Burnett, A Treatise on Heraldry, British and Foreign: With English and French Glossaries, page 97:Alternative form: platé
- Composed of thin plate-like pieces of rock or mineral.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| platiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| platier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |