Definition of Plate rack

1. Noun. A rack for holding plates to dry after they have been washed.

Generic synonyms: Rack

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plate Rack

platarsite
platband
platbands
plate-gilled
plate appearance
plate appearances
plate armor
plate armour
plate boundaries
plate girder
plate iron
plate of modiolus
plate powder
plate rack (current term)
plate rail
plate reader
plate tectonic theory
plate tectonics
plateable
plateasm
plateasms
plateau
plateau iris
plateau phase
plateau pulse
plateau striped whiptail
plateaued
plateauing

Literary usage of Plate rack

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Encyclopædia of Domestic Economy by Thomas Webster, William Parkes (1855)
"... with pipes and cocks for hot and cold water, with a plate-rack over it : the tubs for bog wash are placed beneath. Fif. 744. 4686. Fig. ..."

2. Manual Training for Common Schools: An Organized Course in Wood-working by Eldreth Gordon Allen, Fassett Allen Cotton (1910)
"plate rack The plate rack is developed much the same as the shelf (pages ... will give some suggestions as to the general form and shape of a plate rack. ..."

3. The Irish Industrial Exhibition of 1853: A Detailed Catalogue of Its by John Sproule (1854)
"It comprises a hot plate oven for pastry, oven for routing, boiler, and plate-rack—all heated by one fire. By a simple arrangement fittings can be attached, ..."

4. Amateur Joinery in the Home: A Practical Manual for the Amateur Joiner on by George Ashdown Audsley, Berthold Audsley (1916)
"The plate-rack illustrated in this Plate s intended to be attached to a living-room wall when a complete dresser is not provided. ..."

5. An Encyclopædia of Domestic Economy by Thomas Webster, William Parkes (1855)
"... with pipes and cocks for hot and cold water, with a plate-rack over it : the tubs for bog wash are placed beneath. Fif. 744. 4686. Fig. ..."

6. Manual Training for Common Schools: An Organized Course in Wood-working by Eldreth Gordon Allen, Fassett Allen Cotton (1910)
"plate rack The plate rack is developed much the same as the shelf (pages ... will give some suggestions as to the general form and shape of a plate rack. ..."

7. The Irish Industrial Exhibition of 1853: A Detailed Catalogue of Its by John Sproule (1854)
"It comprises a hot plate oven for pastry, oven for routing, boiler, and plate-rack—all heated by one fire. By a simple arrangement fittings can be attached, ..."

8. Amateur Joinery in the Home: A Practical Manual for the Amateur Joiner on by George Ashdown Audsley, Berthold Audsley (1916)
"The plate-rack illustrated in this Plate s intended to be attached to a living-room wall when a complete dresser is not provided. ..."

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