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full plate

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full plate [¦fu̇l ‚plāt]
(horology)
A watch with train wheels and escapement under a single plate; only the balance is exposed.


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The newly minted chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property Rights, Berman said his panel has a full plate of legislation this year aimed at strengthening copyright laws and beating back illegal downloaders.
In fact, the national office is energized as we enter the fall season with a full plate of activities.
FULL PLATE The 2-ton herbivore known as Stegosaurus stenops is readily identifiable by the two rows of fin-like plates running along its back and two pairs of 1-meter-long spikes jutting from its tail.
 
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