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Meaning of plates

- A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate.
- Metallic armor composed of broad pieces.
- Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups, etc., wrought in gold or silver.
- Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that which is genuine silver or gold.
- A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is eaten at table.
- A piece of money, usually silver money.
- A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a fashion plate.
- A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for printing from; as, publisher's plates.
- That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc.
- A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in simple work, the feet of the rafters.
- A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.
- A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with a coating that is sensitive to light.
- A prize giving to the winner in a contest.
- To cover or overlay with gold, silver, or other metals, either by a mechanical process, as hammering, or by a chemical process, as electrotyping.
- To cover or overlay with plates of metal; to arm with metal for defense.
- To adorn with plated metal; as, a plated harness.
- To beat into thin, flat pieces, or laminae.
- To calender; as, to plate paper.

Crossword clue for plates

- Coat with gold
- coat with layer of metal
- Coat with metal
- Doctor’s brass ...
- Flat dish
- Piece of armour
- Platter
- Serving dish
- Silverware
- Coats in gold
- Palest sort of dishes
- Shallow dishes
- Tableware