Look up: back-plate

1. back plate
   Hindmost member of the pair of metal plates which holds the mechanism of a clock in place, sometimes engraved with decorative motifs and/or the maker's name.
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2. back-plate
   The hindmost member of the pair of metal plates that hold the mechanism of a clock in place. sometimes engraved with decorative motifs or the makers name.
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3. Backpiece, Backplate
   Back'piece`, Back'plate` noun [ Back , noun or adjective + piece , plate .] A piece, or plate, which forms the back of anything, or which covers the back; armor for the back.
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4. backplate
   [n] - plate armor protecting the back
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5. backplate
   a machined disk which is mounted on the spindle for the reception of a jaw chuck Category: Mechanical engineering
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6. backplate
   noun plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass
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7. Backplate
   • (n.) A piece, or plate which forms the back of anything, or which covers the back; armor for the back.
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