platter

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On one side of the platter was a heaping dish of steaming potatoes.

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  1. noun A large shallow dish or plate, used especially for serving food.
  2. noun A meal or course served on a platter.
  3. noun Slang A phonograph record.
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  • On the other platter was the extreme opposite of my request for a simple roll of bread. —  forestmage
  • To serve: Transfer shrimp to one large platter -- or 8 salad plates -- as a peel-and-eat appetizer.
  • Bmore … you need to try on the new improved wig …. * handing Bmore the Pickle Green BNN Blogger Wig on a silver platter* —  Blogger News Network
  • Bush would have been handed the party nomination on a platter, and would have been favored to win the seat. —  Political Animal
  • From the sashimi list, we chose the Setting Sun platter, which is a selection of tunas from ahi to A+ that are artfully arranged to resemble a sunset. —  Richmond.com - Main
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  1. Middle English plater, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French plate, plate; see plate.

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  1. from Middle English plater, platere, apparently orig. *platel, from Old French platel, diminutive of plat, a plate: see plate, and cf. plateau.
  2. from plat + -er.
 

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