Definitions
1.verbTo cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal."This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold."
2.verbTo place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving."After preparation, the chef will plate the dish."
3.verbTo score a run."The single plated the runner from second base."
4.verbTo arm or defend with metal plates.
5.verbTo beat into thin plates.
6.verb(travel industry) To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of."Tickets are normally plated on an itinerary's first international airline."
7.verbTo categorise stamps based on their position on the original sheet, in order to reconstruct an entire sheet.
8.verb(particularly with early British stamps) to identify the printing plate used.
9.nounAn act of determining where a postage stamp is positioned on a sheet.
10.nounA thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.
11.nounA coating or defensive armour of metal plates.