nickel plate

noun

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

nickel-plate

[ nik-uhl-pleyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

, nick·el-plat·ed, nick·el-plat·ing.

nickel plate

First recorded in 1870–75

First recorded in 1880–85

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

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

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

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

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.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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