Terne″plate′ (?), n. [See Tern, a., and Plate.] Thin iron sheets coated with an alloy of lead and tin; — so called because made up of three metals.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.