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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A metal strip or guard covering the joint of the top of a landau.
- noun A reinforcing piece on the cantle of a saddletree.
- noun In entomology, a horny plate on the cephalic extremity of the larvæ of certain insects.
- noun In gunnery, a plate which covers the breast of the cheeks of a gun-carriage.
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The head-plate, or portion overhanging the concavity, overlaps the head-plate of the outer rod.
X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 1d. 4. The Internal Ear or Labyrinth 1918
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