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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
plate
/pleɪt/
noun1 of 2
a flat dish used for eating or serving food
- “She put the plate in front of him and left.”Tatoeba
- “The plates are still wet because I just washed them.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)