单词 | plateman |
释义 | platemann.ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes armour platemaker1297 mail maker1311 plateman1435 linen-armourer1603 1435 Maldon (Essex) Liber A lf. 27v Johannes Wytte, Playteman, receptus est in libertatem. 1437 Maldon (Essex) Court Rolls (Bundle 23, No. 1v) Johannes Whitte, playteman, queritur versus Johannem Vowle..skynner. 2. A man who has charge of the tableware (formerly spec. the silver plate) in a restaurant, hotel, or other large establishment. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > official of royal or great household > [noun] > in charge of food, table, or plate butlerc1325 asseour1448 yeoman of the ewery1450 yeoman for the mouth1455 yeoman of the bottles1455 lardiner1469 yeoman of the buttery1473 surveyora1475 assewer1478 larderer1483 yeoman of the cellar1508 bread-bearer1518 groom-grubber1526 bottlemana1550 yeoman of the larder1585 saucery-man1691 plateman1842 plate-keeper1843 1842 Times 12 July 8/1 (advt.) Plateman..with an unexceptionable character from his late employer. 1861 Times 10 June 14/4 (advt.) Waiter (under) in a first-class hotel, or Plateman and Waiter. Good references. 1937 H. Jennings et al. May 12th Mass-observ. Day-surv. i. i. 40 There are platemen, kitchen porters and similar grades that get no tips, and work for 60 to 70 hours a week for 40s. 1973 Perthshire Advertiser 8 Aug. 2/3 (advt.) We also have vacancies for Kitchen Porters and Plate Men. 1998 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 4 Apr. 27 Apart from the expected—like lift attendants and bakers—there were also platemen specifically assigned to the à la carte restaurant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1435 |
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