bedplate

== English == === Etymology === From bed +‎ plate. === Noun === bedplate (plural bedplates) (engineering) The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed. ==== Synonyms ==== baseplate bedpiece soleplate === References === “bedplate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.