Synonyms for platter


Grammar : Noun
Spell : plat-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈplæt ər


Définition of platter

Origin :
  • late 13c., platere, from Anglo-French plater, from Old French plate "metal plate" (see plate (n.)).
  • noun plate
Example sentences :
  • "That's the outside o' the cup an' platter," she said knowingly.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Tsian Tang brought out a platter of red amber on which lay a carbuncle.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • She held so fast by the fine polish of the outside of the cup and platter.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • She could see well enough when she was trying to pick a choice morsel from the platter.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • She picked up a platter and proceeded to wipe it, quite as a matter of course.
  • Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Rucker's headin' in from the kitchen, bearin' aloft a platter of ham an' cabbage.
  • Extract from : « Faro Nell and Her Friends » by Alfred Henry Lewis
  • The Irishman leaned back and surveyed the platter where the steak had been.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • All went well, until a platter was passed with a kind of meat that was strange to me.
  • Extract from : « The Promised Land » by Mary Antin
  • Then we'd go to the Medical Center and hand it to them on a platter.
  • Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
  • The ritual of chalice and platter has servitors to see to it.
  • Extract from : « The Sayings Of Confucius » by Confucius

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