Definitions
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- noun printing The
plate that prints thedetail in animage . - noun A
plate mounted to adoor and containing thekeyhole .
Etymologies
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key + plate
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Examples
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When he palmed the keyplate, though, it accepted his identity and the door slid open.
The Beast That Resembles A Poem(A Handy Resource for Architects,Engineers, and Students) 2010
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He could see its keyplate, which also looked like gold, with the latch protrud-ing from it like a stubby metal tongue.
The Drawing of the Three King, Stephen, 1947- 1987
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A glowing, transparent keyplate comes into existence inches above the brass.
Ilium Simmons, Dan 1981
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