Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The underside of a clothes iron.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any bed-plate or base-plate on which a machine rests. It is ordinarily less massive than a bed-plate, and parts are bolted to it rather than cast in one piece with it.
- noun The bed of a horizontal or reverberatory heating-furnace.
- noun The casting underneath a large bearing for a shaft.
- noun In machinery, a bed-plate: as, the sole-plate of an engine.
- noun In a water-wheel, the back part of a bucket.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A bedplate.
- noun The plate forming the back of a waterwheel bucket.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The flat metal
plate forming the underside of aniron (for ironing laundry) - noun A solepiece (timber)
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Examples
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These new Made in Japan irons have a unique elliptical-shaped oversized soleplate which is pointed on both ends.
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What gives the German-made Pro Master its exceptionally smooth ride is its soleplate.
Iron, Man 2011
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Even worse, for the October 1951 report, nine of 11 steam irons were judged Not Acceptable, eight presented burn or scald hazards, and the soleplate melted and the thermostat failed on the Silex shown.
Vintage Consumer Reports: Steam irons didn't impress in October 1951 2009
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Even worse, for the October 1951 report, nine of 11 steam irons were judged Not Acceptable, eight presented burn or scald hazards, and the soleplate melted and the thermostat failed on the Silex (shown).
Vintage Consumer Reports: Steam irons didn't impress in October 1951 2009
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If spray starch sticks to the soleplate of your iron, make a paste of baking soda and water and brush the soleplate with an old, clean toothbrush dipped in the paste.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Mineral deposits or scorched material on the soleplate will come off on whatever you are ironing.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Make sure that there are no mineral deposits inside the iron or in its steam holes and that the soleplate of your iron is clean.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Make sure that there are no mineral deposits inside the iron or in its steam holes and that the soleplate of your iron is clean.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Or simply buy a commercial cleaner for the soleplate at your home center or hardware store.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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This keeps the embroidered patterns raised and prevents cracking of the sequins or scratching of the soleplate.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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