单词 | proof plate |
释义 | > as lemmasproof plate proof plate n. ΚΠ 1761 Catal. Pictures, Sculptures, Models, Drawings, Prints, &c. (Soc. Artists Great-Britain) 7 A Fly, painted on an enamel proof-plate. 1783 F. Burney Diary 10 Jan. (1842) II. 233 Mr. Seward has sent me a proof plate..of an extremely fine impression of this dear Doctor [Johnson]. 1845 C. Darwin Let. 10 Feb. in Corr. (1987) III. 140 Thanks for the proof sheets; I did, not, however, mean proof-Plates. 1977 Times 7 May 12 A collection of one thousand, five hundred proof plates from drawings by Morris B. Adams. 2004 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (Nexis) 28 Apr. 4 One of the earliest pieces is an 1857 proof plate for a note that was issued in 1859 by Mercantile Bank. < as lemmas |
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