patress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. an adapting plate or mounting used to fix an object to a surface or a substrate where the difference in character between the object and that to which it is mounted prevents direct mounting, eg in fitting a flat panel to a curved surface

Word forms

patress patresses pattress

Etymology

Alteration of pateras, from Latin patera (“dish, saucer”).

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