plate warmer

A small rack standing in front of a fire and holding plates to warm. *plate-way, s. The same as PLATE-RAILWAY (q.v.). ( Eng .) "Plate-ways preceded railways, and the old word plate-layer is still used to designate a rail layer."-Western Daily News, Nov. 7, 1882. Plate-tracery. plate-wheel, s. A wheel without arms; a wheel in which the rim and hub are connected by a plate or web.