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terne·plate

 (tûrn′plāt′)
n.
Sheet iron or steel plated with an alloy of three or four parts of lead to one part of tin, used as a roofing material.
[Probably French terne, dull (from Old French; see tarnish) + plate.]
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terne•plate

(ˈtɜrnˌpleɪt)

n.
steel plate coated with terne metal.
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