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fingerplate

fingerplate noun: a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a painted or polished door from finger marks.

Noun

fingerplate (plural fingerplates)

  1. A strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a painted or polished door from finger marks.

Forms of fingerplate

pluralfingerplates

Origin of fingerplate

From finger + plate.

Questions about fingerplate

What does fingerplate mean?
Fingerplate means a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a painted or polished door from finger marks.
What part of speech is fingerplate?
Fingerplate is a noun.
What is the plural of fingerplate?
The plural of fingerplate is fingerplates.

Words near fingerplate in the dictionary

  1. fingerpick
  2. fingerpicked
  3. fingerpicking
  4. fingerpickings
  5. fingerpicks
  6. fingerplate
  7. fingerplates
  8. fingerplay
  9. fingerplays
  10. fingerpoint
  11. fingerpointed

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