- (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Plate.
- (n.) A coating or defensive armor of metal (usually steel) plates.
- (n.) A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.
- (n.) The art or process of covering anything with a plate or plates or with metal, particularly of overlaying a base or dull metal with a thin plate of precious or bright metal, as by mechanical means or by electro-magnetic deposition.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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