plat-eyen.

Brit.

/ˈplatʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈplætˌaɪ/

Forms: 1800s– plat-eye, 1900s– platt-eye. Also with capital initial(s).

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown.

U.S. regional (southern, chiefly South Carolina, in African-American usage).

In African-American folklore: a malevolent nocturnal spirit.

ΚΠ

1890 Atlanta Constit. 16 Mar. 4/3 Shuh! Shuh! E nuttin but plat-eye... Dey cries constant in de bush.

1914 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 27 248 In Williamsburg County it is said that the ‘plat-eye’ could be seen if any one would put into his eye ‘matter’ taken from a dog's eye.

1927 D. Heyward Half Pint Flask in Bookman May 266/1 When she goes home after dark she sticks a sulphur match in her hair. Sulphur is a charm against Plat-eye.

1969 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 3 Apr. 11/3 I have never encountered anyone in Georgia or Florida who could accurately describe the appearance of a Plat-Eye for me, but I gather it consists largely of a single huge luminous eye.

2000 P. Durban So Far Back (2001) 31 Once, Mamie said, a plat eye in the shape of a cat had jumped her in the hall and ridden her all the way down the stairs and out into the yard, where it disappeared in a flash of fire.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plat-eye
释义	plat-eyen. Brit. /ˈplatʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈplætˌaɪ/ Forms: 1800s– plat-eye, 1900s– platt-eye. Also with capital initial(s). Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. U.S. regional (southern, chiefly South Carolina, in African-American usage). In African-American folklore: a malevolent nocturnal spirit. ΚΠ 1890 Atlanta Constit. 16 Mar. 4/3 Shuh! Shuh! E nuttin but plat-eye... Dey cries constant in de bush. 1914 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 27 248 In Williamsburg County it is said that the ‘plat-eye’ could be seen if any one would put into his eye ‘matter’ taken from a dog's eye. 1927 D. Heyward Half Pint Flask in Bookman May 266/1 When she goes home after dark she sticks a sulphur match in her hair. Sulphur is a charm against Plat-eye. 1969 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 3 Apr. 11/3 I have never encountered anyone in Georgia or Florida who could accurately describe the appearance of a Plat-Eye for me, but I gather it consists largely of a single huge luminous eye. 2000 P. Durban So Far Back (2001) 31 Once, Mamie said, a plat eye in the shape of a cat had jumped her in the hall and ridden her all the way down the stairs and out into the yard, where it disappeared in a flash of fire. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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