a shallow metal or glass dish with sloping sides, used for cooking a pie
Examples of 'pie plate' in a sentence
pie plate
Drape the pastry over the rolling pin and place it in a pie plate.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Drape over rolling pin and place in 9-inch pie plate.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Transfer to 8- or 9-inch pie plate.
Globe and Mail (2003)
Press mixture into the sides and base of a 9in pie plate or sponge sandwich tin and put in a cold place to set.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Relocate the cube to a shallow watering dish (foil pie plates work well).
Globe and Mail (2003)
The sky was clear when he spotted a formation of nine silvery, disc-shaped objects darting around in formation, 'like pie plates skipping over the water'.