terneplate

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terneplate

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Probably from terne (“colourless, drab, dull”) (as contrasted with the shiny appearance of tinplate) + plate (“layer of a material on the surface of something, plating”).

noun terneplates · terne-plate

also, attributive, countable, uncountable Thin iron or steel sheeting coated with an alloy of lead and tin (or, more recently, zinc and tin), often with some antimony.

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@misc{terneplate_2026,
  title = {terneplate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/terneplate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}