fingerplate

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noun

A strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a painted or polished door from finger marks.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounfingerplate (plural fingerplates)

plural fingerplates

  1. A strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a painted or polished door from finger marks.

Origin

From finger + plate.

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APA

fingerplate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerplate

MLA

“fingerplate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerplate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fingerplate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingerplate.

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