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chainplate

noun

Etymology

From chain + plate.

  1. derived from πλατύς
  2. derived from *plattus✻
  3. derived from plata
  4. derived from plate
  5. inherited from plate
  6. compounded as chainplate — “chain + plate”

Definitions

  1. A plate on the side of a sailing ship to which the shrouds are attached.

The neighborhood

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