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doorplate

doorplate

5.0
A small plate on a door showing who lives or works there
  • noun
  • /ˈdɔrˌpleɪt/
translation icon : placa de puerta
  • The doorplate outside their apartment reads, 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith'.

Examples

  • Kathleen pressed her hand to the doorplate.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • What's his respect worth?" Jimmy paused with his hand over the doorplate.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • She polished the brass doorplate until it gleamed with the name 'Dr. Jones'.

  • Every guest admired the elegant doorplate that displayed their family name.

Synonyms

nameplate
vsdoorplate
12 3.0

A small flat sign that shows a person's or company's name

is attached only to a door and can display name or other information

Surface Forms

doorplate singular
doorplates plural

Morphology

doorplate = door + plate (transparent) = door + plate

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'door' + 'plate': a plate attached to a door, serving as a sign.

Etymology

Doorplate comes from the two simple parts door and plate, where plate means 'a flat piece' of metal or plastic, like a nameplate or a car 'license plate'. So a doorplate is a flat sign put on a door to show a name or other information.