plate rail
noun
1.
a rail or narrow shelf fixed along a wall to hold plates, especially for ornament or display.
Origin
1815-25
Examples from the web for
plate rail
Here, the molding creates and unexpected
plate rail
for display, as well.
British Dictionary definitions for
plate rail
plate rail
noun
1.
(
railways
) an early flat rail with an extended flange on its outer edge to retain wheels on the track
Sometimes shortened to
plate