platten, v.
(ˈplæt(ə)n)
Also 7 platen.
[f. plat a. + -en5.]
† 1. trans. To make flat, to flatten. Obs.
| 1688 R. Holme Armoury iii. xiv. (Roxb.) 19/2 Thatchers Termes... Platen the sids down. |
2. To rivet or clinch a nail, by turning down the point. Sc.
| 1903 in Eng. Dial. Dict. |
3. To form into a plate.
| 1875 Knight Dict. Mech., Plattening Glass, the operation of forming glass into sheets or plates. |