key plate
noun
1
: the part of a stove top in which the lids are placed
2
: a protective usually metal plate surrounding a keyhole
3
: a plate that prints the central design on a bicolor postage stamp compare duty plate
4
: one of a set of color-printing plates that contains greater detail than the others and that is often the black plate
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“Key plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/key%20plate. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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