单词 | water plate |
释义 | water platen. 1. A plate or dish for holding water. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > stove or cooker > [noun] > plate-warmer > part of water plate1578 1578 J. Rolland Seuin Seages 262 Ȝe my Father..The water plait..sall hald to me. 1997 M. G. Hart in E. Chevat et al. Girls 180 The hamster remained a shivering mess, glued to his water plate. 2. A warming plate for food, incorporating a reservoir for hot water. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > stove or cooker > [noun] > food warmer Mary's bath1600 Saint Mary's bath1612 water plate1721 hot closet1798 water bath1806 bain-marie1822 hotplate1861 steam table1861 rechaud1906 pap-warmer1920 warming oven1950 veilleuse1955 warming drawer1972 1721 Particular & Inventory Sir Harcourt Master 9 A Water plate, twenty eight Plates, four Porringers. 1747 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 37/2 In chaffing-dish, tho' most of late Prefer the cleanlier water-plate. 1822 C. Lamb in London Mag. Mar. 284/1 This kind of dish..requires to be served up hot; or sent off in water-plates, that your friend may have it almost as warm as yourself. 1922 Hosp. Managem. Nov. 63/1 Trays are set up in a central kitchen, and water plates are used. 1984 R. Feild Irons in Fire vii. 184 Breakfast was at eight, with enormous plates of kidney and mushroom, kippers, eggs and porridge kept hot for reluctant children on water-plates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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