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doorplate

[ dawr-pleyt, dohr- ]

/ ˈdɔrˌpleɪt, ˈdoʊr- /

noun

a small identification plate on the outside door of a house or room, bearing the occupant's name, the apartment or house number, or the like.

Origin of doorplate

First recorded in 1815–25; door + plate¹

Words nearby doorplate

doormat, doorn, doornail, doornik, doorpiece, doorplate, doorpost, doors, doorsill, doorstead, doorstep

Example sentences from the Web for doorplate

The doorplate was of cast iron of heavy section, strongly ribbed.

Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' |British Government
He could distinguish fruit from leaves on a tree, and read the name on a doorplate where others could see nothing in the darkness.

Introduction to the Science of Sociology |Robert E. Park