nickel plate

¹

noun

1. a thin coating of nickel deposited on the surface of a piece of metal, as by electroplating.

nickel-plate

²

[ nik-uhl-pleyt ]

verb (used with object)

, nick·el-plat·ed, nick·el-plat·ing.

1. to coat with nickel by electroplating or other process.

nickel plate

noun

1. a thin layer of nickel deposited on a surface, usually by electrolysis

Word History and Origins

Origin of nickel plate¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Origin of nickel plate²

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

There was a huge fellow the nickel plate on whose cap announced that he was a piano mover.

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The trap below the sink should be a large S trap, and the trap and faucets should be nickel plate.

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Nickel plate keeps bright if kept clean by daily dry rubbing.

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This film is not a coating added on the outside like paint and enamel or tin and nickel plate.

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It is all white tiling and shining nickel-plate, as easy to keep clean as a china dish, and just a delight to work in.

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