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FINGER PLATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does finger plate mean?
• FINGER PLATE (noun)
The noun FINGER PLATE has 1 sense:
1. a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
Familiarity information: FINGER PLATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
escutcheon; finger plate; scutcheon
Hypernyms ("finger plate" is a kind of...):
protection; protective cover; protective covering (a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury)
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