The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Platting \Plat"ting\, n.
   Plaited strips or bark, cane, straw, etc., used for making
   hats or the like.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Plat \Plat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Platted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Platting.] [See Plait.]
   To form by interlaying interweaving; to braid; to plait.
   "They had platted a crown of thorns." --Matt. xxvii. 29.
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