SOLEPLATE

Etymology

Noun

soleplate (plural soleplates)

The flat metal plate forming the underside of an iron (for ironing laundry).

A solepiece (timber).

Anagrams

• Sellotape, sellotape

Source: Wiktionary


Sole"plate`, n. (Mach.) (a) A bedplate; as, the soleplate of a steam engine. (b) The plate forming the back of a waterwheel bucket.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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