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nameplate
Part of speech:A polished metal plate on which the name of a person and his profession or trade are engraved, to be fastened on the front of a door, as a notification to the public.
Usage examples "nameplate":- There was a heavy, brass- studded collar about the animal's neck, and Dave Miller read on its little nameplate: " Major." - "The Day Time Stopped Moving", Bradner Buckner.
- The nameplate, bearing the letters E. W., is still lying near at hand. - "The Red Derelict", Bertram Mitford.
- A metal nameplate on the cover caught his eye by reason of its dinginess. - "The Monk of Hambleton", Armstrong Livingston.