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.