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backplate

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back⋅plate

[bak-pleyt]
–noun
1. Building Trades. a wood or metal plate serving as a backing for a structural member.
2. Armor. a piece of plate armor for protecting the back: worn as part of a cuirass.

Origin:
1650–60; back 1 + plate 1
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backplate

noun
plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass 
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