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Definition of Doorplates
1. doorplate [n] - See also: doorplate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doorplates
Literary usage of Doorplates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (1908)
"Work will also be done in copper, in the making of vessels, escutcheons, doorplates,
hardware, trimmings, etc. In connection with the work in wood, ..."
2. Report by Indians Rights Association (1908)
"Work will also be done in copper, in the making of vessels, escutcheons, doorplates,
hardware, trimmings, etc. In connection with the work in wood, ..."
3. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"... John Lackland, and Peter the Hermit: But now, when the doorplates of misters
and dames Are read, each so constantly varies; From the owner's trade, ..."
4. Walks in London by Augustus John Cuthbert Hare (1894)
"45, where also the doorplate of the Earl of Powis was the last remaining example
of the old aristocratic doorplates, which were once universal. ..."
5. The Jubilee of the Constitution: A Discourse Delivered at the Request of the by John Quincy Adams, New-York Historical Society (1839)
"... speaking of them when sitting in your houses, when walking by the way, when
lying down and when rising up—write them upon the doorplates of your houses, ..."
6. Biographical Sketches of the Signers of the Declaration of American by Benson John Lossing (1854)
"... speaking of them when sitting in your houses, when walking by the way, when
lying down and when rising up—write them upon the doorplates of your houses, ..."
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