plated with a layer of chromium

To plate a metal with a layer of chromium

plural of tin plate

A plate or other container passed among the worshipers attending a Christian church service, into which donations of money are placed.

A plastic square consisting of a large letter L, placed on the front and rear of a vehicle to indicate that the driver is a learner. / (by extension, informal) The condition of being a novice or learner.

Alternative spelling of gold-plated

simple past tense and past participle of gold plate

(nautical) A plate (usually metal) attached horizontally near the top of the lower mast of a square rigged ship in order to secure the topmast. Rigging runs both upwards (topmast rigging) and downwards (futtock shrouds) to maintain stability.

(physics, chemistry) A plate or tray in a distillation column that produces the best possible difference between the liquid and vapour phases in equilibrium with it; the equivalent concept in a fractionating column packed with beads or rings

plural of assay plate