Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In glass manufacturing, to open out and flatten into a plate or sheet: said of a blown cylinder of glass.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb (Glass Making) To flatten and make into sheets or plates.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive, glassmaking To
flatten and make intosheets orplates .
Etymologies
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Examples
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VEHICLES platten two-wheeled vehicle tarn four-wheeled vehicle
The Last of the Wilds Canavan, Trudi 2006
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As the platten pulled up before the door, the guards stood to attention and made the sign of the circle.
The Last of the Wilds Canavan, Trudi 2006
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Only when the platten stopped did she break her concentration.
The Last of the Wilds Canavan, Trudi 2006
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As the platten turned into the street, Auraya was relieved to see that no crowd waited outside the hospice.
The Last of the Wilds Canavan, Trudi 2006
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A covered platten had just pulled up outside the Dome.
The Last of the Wilds Canavan, Trudi 2006
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Extending her senses she read the minds of the old couple in the Tither platten.
The Last of the Wilds Canavan, Trudi 2006
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As the platten slowed again, Danjin let out a long sigh.
The Last of the Wilds Canavan, Trudi 2006
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Instead it was filled by a long line of highly decorated platten.
The Last of the Wilds Canavan, Trudi 2006
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Two platten waited in front: the hired one that had brought Raeli, and the gold and white one that Auraya had travelled in.
The Last of the Wilds Canavan, Trudi 2006
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