cover plate

/ˌkʌvər pleɪt/
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Other forms: cover plates

Definitions of cover plate
  1. noun
    covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle
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    type of:
    covering
    an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
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