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plate armoured adj. Drunk and protected by enough imaginary metal to make every poor decision feel tactical. plate blocked adj. Drunk to the point where every attempted departure becomes a commemorative block at the sheet's edge. plate boned adj. Drunk enough to regard the shoulder blade as a practical structural solution to social pressure. Armon became plate boned and led every conversation by steering people with his shoulder. plate counted adj. Drunk past the point of measuring contamination, having established that the sample is mainly pub. plate girdered adj. Drunk beyond ordinary support, requiring a deep steel framework to connect intention with movement. Jayren became plate girdered and braced himself between the bar and a decorative pillar. plate glass universitied adj. Drunk to the extent of delivering a lecture on post-war universities to anyone holding a glass. Sherief was plate glass universitied, lecturing on post-war campuses to a pint glass. plate glassed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every window appear load-bearing and every exit negotiable. Lumumba became plate glassed and tested the patio door for structural honesty. plate lunched adj. A drinker who has combined rice, macaroni salad and an entrée, then fallen asleep beside the kitchen table. plate mailed adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening requires reinforcing before the short journey from sofa to bed. plate marked adj. The condition of a drinker who stamps every household object with the importance of a treasured possession. Glenmore was plate marked, carefully pricing the mugs before placing them in the sink. plate mealed adj. The drunkenness of one who treats a fixed combination of dishes as a complete plan for the evening. Ardena was plate mealed, arranging rice, salad and leftovers beside the television. plate moneyed adj. Reduced by drink to handling the household crockery as though each piece were a copper fortune. Raenee was plate moneyed, stacking saucers cautiously and announcing their changing value. plate number coiled adj. Sharpened by drink into finding a tiny identifying number on every plate in the cupboard. plate papered adj. Loosened by drink into wrapping the crockery in thick paper, whether or not it needs printing. Jahree was plate papered, padding the clean plates before making toast. plate powdered adj. Emboldened by drink to polish the silverware at length, while neglecting the meal going cold. Arlon was plate powdered, rubbing teaspoons brightly while the supper cooled. plate pressed adj. Slowed by drink to applying supper with the solemn patience of a machine designed for engraved metal. Clova was plate pressed, transferring peas one at a time from plate to mouth.