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(1):

(n.) A plantation laid out.

(2):

(n.) A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.

(3):

(v. t.) To make a plot, map, pr plan, of; to mark the position of on a plan; to delineate.

(4):

(n.) Any scheme, stratagem, secret design, or plan, of a complicated nature, adapted to the accomplishment of some purpose, usually a treacherous and mischievous one; a conspiracy; an intrigue; as, the Rye-house Plot.

(5):

(n.) A share in such a plot or scheme; a participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.

(6):

(n.) Contrivance; deep reach of thought; ability to plot or intrigue.

(7):

(n.) A plan; a purpose.

(8):

(n.) A plan or draught of a field, farm, estate, etc., drawn to a scale.

(9):

(v. i.) To form a scheme of mischief against another, especially against a government or those who administer it; to conspire.

(10):

(v. i.) To contrive a plan or stratagem; to scheme.

(11):

(v. t.) To plan; to scheme; to devise; to contrive secretly.

(12):

(n.) In fiction, the story of a play, novel, romance, or poem, comprising a complication of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Plot'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/plot.html. 1828.
 
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