plat
71plat|form|ing — «PLAT FR mihng», noun. the process in petroleum refining using platinum as a catalyst in the presence of hydrogen to raise gasoline octane ratings. ╂[< plat(inum) + (re)forming] …
72plat|i|tude — «PLAT uh tood, tyood», noun. 1. a dull or commonplace remark, especially one spoken or written solemnly as if it were fresh and important: »“Better late than never” is a platitude. 2. flatness; triteness; dullness; insipidity (as a quality of… …
73plat-ful — erron. for plat ful: see plat adv …
74Plat cuisiné — ● Plat cuisiné plat tout préparé, que l on peut manger tel quel ou qu il suffit de réchauffer …
75Plat de résistance — ● Plat de résistance le plat principal d un repas …
76Plat à barbe — ● Plat à barbe plat ovale, creux, échancré sur un de ses côtés et que les anciens barbiers tenaient sous le menton de leurs clients pour faire la barbe …
77plat-joint — ● plat joint, plats joints nom masculin Juxtaposition de deux pièces de bois. ● plat joint, plats joints (synonymes) nom masculin Juxtaposition de deux pièces de bois. Synonymes : joint vif …
78plat|a|na|ceous — «PLAT uh NAY shuhs», adjective. belonging to or having to do with the family of plants typified by the plane tree. ╂[< New Latin Platanaceae the family name (< Latin platanus plane tree)] …
79plat|band — «PLAT BAND», noun. Architecture. 1. a flat, rectangular molding with a projection much less than the width. 2. a fillet between the flutings of a column. ╂[< Middle French platebande < plate flat + bande band] …
80plat|er|esque — «PLAT uh REHSK», adjective. in or resembling a style of architecture, especially of Spain, characterized by rich, excessively ornamented forms suggestive of silver work. ╂[< Spanish plateresco < platero silversmith + esco esque] …
