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plate proof

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noun

Printing.

  1. proof taken from a plate ready for printing.

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SS-men interrupted at the plate-&-proof stage.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wtenbogardus, the Dutch Minister; a most beautiful and brilliant impression, oval, on a square plate; proof, before the pillar, arch, verses, or any inscription: presque unique.

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