overplate

== English == === Etymology === From over- +‎ plate. === Noun === overplate (plural overplates) In armour, a large pauldron protecting the shoulder, or a cubitiere protecting the elbow. A layer of metal that covers an undercoat. A flat protective sheet that covers something (geology) A tectonic plate that has moved over and covered another tectonic plate. === Verb === overplate (third-person singular simple present overplates, present participle overplating, simple past and past participle overplated) To form an overplate. (geology, of a tectonic plate) To move on top of and cover another tectonic plate. To form an overly thick plate on top of something. === Anagrams === overleapt