Plate"ful (?), n.; pl. Platefuls (&?;). Enough to fill a plate; as much
as a plate will hold.
Plate"-gilled` (?), a. (Zoˆl.) Having flat, or leaflike, gills, as the
bivalve mollusks.
Pla"tel (?), n. [OF. See Plateau.] A small dish.
Plat"en (?), n. [F. platine, fr. plat flat. See Plate, and cf. Platin.]
(Mach.) (a) The part of a printing press which presses the paper
against the type and by which the impression is made. (b) Hence, an
analogous part of a typewriter, on which the paper rests to receive an
impression. (c) The movable table of a machine tool, as a planer, on
which the work is fastened, and presented to the action of the tool; --
also called table.
Plat"er (?), n. One who plates or coats articles with gold or silver;
as, a silver plater.