Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In textile manufacturing, an iron plate, perforated with holes, for guiding several ends of sliver through the drawing-frame.
- noun A plate which holds the axle-box of a locomotive in position longitudinally, while permitting it to slide up and down.
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Examples
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[5] A line of bees-wax made with a guide-plate, or other means, is found to be of but little use.
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