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‖ plav|plav| Also plaur |ˈplaʊə(r)|. [a. Romanian plav, regional synonym of pláur.] One of the floating mats of reeds on the Danube, or the material of which it is composed.
1916Jrnl. Linnean Soc. (Bot.) XLIII. 234 In Rumania, Plav is practically confined to the delta of the Danube. Ibid. 264 Reed of any size may in the delta of the Danube form an entire Plav, or portion of a Plav, from the base upwards. 1924J. A. Hammerton Countries of World XVI. 1653/1 Many creatures perish, while such as do escape..eke out a desperate existence on floating islands of plaur or marsh weeds, so thickly matted and intertwined as to furnish a secure footing for both man and beast. 1961Times 28 Oct. 9/7 We clambered out on to the plaur, the floating mass of decayed reeds. |