Home › Words › F › fingerplatefingerplatefingerplate · noun — A strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a painted or polished door from finger marks.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom finger + plate.nounA strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a painted or polished door from finger marks.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).