STEEL PLATE
\stˈiːl plˈe͡ɪt], \stˈiːl plˈeɪt], \s_t_ˈiː_l p_l_ˈeɪ_t]\
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A piece of steel flattened or extended to an even surface, and of uniform thickness; such plates are used as armor for the sides of warships, being much improved on by the addition of nickel in our modern cruisers: a plate of polished steel on which a design is engraved for the purpose of transferring it to paper by impressing or printing: the impression or print taken from the engraved plate.
By Daniel Lyons
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