door-platen.
A plate, usually of metal, on the door of a house or room, bearing the name, etc. of the resident.
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society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > labelling > [noun] > label, tag, or ticket > name plate
door-plate1823
brass plate1836
nameplate1858
scutcheon1875
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of door > [noun] > door fittings > other plates
door-plate1823
push plate1890
1823 Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1824) 94 Door plates of misters and dames.
1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 22 Her brass door-plate.
1884 F. M. Crawford Rom. Singer (ed. 2) I. 23 A marble door-plate, engraved in black with his name.
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