“Plait” or “Plate”—Which to use?

Definitions

What each term means

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nouna sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic.
nouna full-page illustration (usually on slick paper).
noundish on which food is served or from which food is eaten.
nounthe quantity contained in a plate.
nouna rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly.
nounthe thin under portion of the forequarter.
nouna main course served on a plate.
nounany flat platelike body structure or part.
nounthe positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube.
nouna flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded.
nounstructural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage.
nouna shallow receptacle for collection in church.
nouna metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners).
verbcoat with a layer of metal.

Usage

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On both sides of the plate, there are 500 stone guardrails…
…husband using the collodion wet plate process As she notes, "The…
…Bible as ... a nice plate of fish" and "eat the…
…began photographing landscapes on wet plate collodion 8x10 inch glass negatives,…
…other desserts while holding a plate.
…coupler consisting of a round plate with a hole in it,…
The metal plate is decorated with a purple…
…equipped with a substantial metal plate or blade, used to push…
…conventional 8x10 film and wet plate collodion.
…also a pewter flagon and plate for bringing the wine and…

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