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plate rail

noun

a rail or narrow shelf fixed along a wall to hold plates, especially for ornament or display.

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Origin of plate rail

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby plate rail

platemaker, plate mark, platen, plate proof, plater, plate rail, plateresque, plate shop, plate tectonics, plate tracery, plate up
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British Dictionary definitions for plate rail

plate rail

noun

railways an early flat rail with an extended flange on its outer edge to retain wheels on the trackSometimes shortened to: plate
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