platter

[ plat-er ]

/ ˈplæt ər /

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noun

a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, especially meat or fish.

a course of a meal, usually consisting of a variety of foods served on the same plate.

Slang. a phonograph record.

Computers. a hard disk, the rigid circular plate that rotates on a spindle within a hard disk drive, for data encoding and retrieval.

Movie Slang. a part of a motion-picture projector, consisting of a large, horizontally rotating disk that houses a feature film.

Origin of platter

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English plater, from Anglo-French, derivative of plat “dish”; see origin at plate¹, -er²

Words nearby platter

platoon sergeant, Plattdeutsch, Platte, platteland, Plattensee, platter, Plattsburgh, platy, platybasia, platycephalic, platycephaly

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Example sentences from the Web for platter

A Wikipedia that we create in common is more meaningful than would be the same Wikipedia handed to us on a platter.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“All that blood and treasure and we might as well have handed Baghdad to Tehran on a platter,” I shouted.
Iraq Is Not Our War Anymore. Let It Be Iran’s Problem.|Christopher Dickey|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A decaying statue of St. Lucia, patron saint of the blind, holds a platter with two eyes.
The Sacrificial Limbs of New Orleans|Nina Strochlic|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was conducted around a platter of pastrami sandwiches cut into quarters.
My Moments With Ariel Sharon|Seth Lipsky|January 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When the waiters appeared at Penny's shoulder with the main course on a platter, the prince was mid-anecdote.
A Great (if Random) Rod Stewart / Prince Charles Story|Tom Sykes|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Too many "make clean the outside of the cup and platter, but within, they are full of extortion and excess."
A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin|A. Woodward
Lay your made sandwiches on a platter under a dry cloth with a double damp one on top of it.
Dishes & Beverages of the Old South|Martha McCulloch Williams
Place triangles of toast in center of platter, arrange cutlets standing around toast.
California Mexican-Spanish Cook Book|Bertha Haffner-Ginger
Place on a platter and put a thick piece of parboiled beef marrow, with one fried egg, on top.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler
He buttered a second slice of toast and scooped the last piece of bacon from the platter.
Dan Carter and the Cub Honor|Mildred A. Wirt

British Dictionary definitions for platter

platter

/ (ˈplætə) /

noun

a large shallow usually oval dish or plate, used for serving food

a course of a meal, usually consisting of several different foods served on the same platea seafood platter

Word Origin for platter

C14: from Anglo-Norman plater, from plat dish, from Old French plat flat; see plate

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with platter

platter

see under hand to on a silver platter.

单词	platter
释义	platter [ plat-er ] / ˈplæt ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR platter ON THESAURUS.COM noun a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, especially meat or fish. a course of a meal, usually consisting of a variety of foods served on the same plate. Slang. a phonograph record. Computers. a hard disk, the rigid circular plate that rotates on a spindle within a hard disk drive, for data encoding and retrieval. Movie Slang. a part of a motion-picture projector, consisting of a large, horizontally rotating disk that houses a feature film. Origin of platter First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English plater, from Anglo-French, derivative of plat “dish”; see origin at plate¹, -er² Words nearby platter platoon sergeant, Plattdeutsch, Platte, platteland, Plattensee, platter, Plattsburgh, platy, platybasia, platycephalic, platycephaly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for platter A Wikipedia that we create in common is more meaningful than would be the same Wikipedia handed to us on a platter. You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story\|Walter Isaacson\|October 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “All that blood and treasure and we might as well have handed Baghdad to Tehran on a platter,” I shouted. Iraq Is Not Our War Anymore. Let It Be Iran’s Problem.\|Christopher Dickey\|July 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A decaying statue of St. Lucia, patron saint of the blind, holds a platter with two eyes. The Sacrificial Limbs of New Orleans\|Nina Strochlic\|March 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It was conducted around a platter of pastrami sandwiches cut into quarters. My Moments With Ariel Sharon\|Seth Lipsky\|January 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST When the waiters appeared at Penny's shoulder with the main course on a platter, the prince was mid-anecdote. A Great (if Random) Rod Stewart / Prince Charles Story\|Tom Sykes\|January 31, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Too many "make clean the outside of the cup and platter, but within, they are full of extortion and excess." A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin\|A. Woodward Lay your made sandwiches on a platter under a dry cloth with a double damp one on top of it. Dishes & Beverages of the Old South\|Martha McCulloch Williams Place triangles of toast in center of platter, arrange cutlets standing around toast. California Mexican-Spanish Cook Book\|Bertha Haffner-Ginger Place on a platter and put a thick piece of parboiled beef marrow, with one fried egg, on top. The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book\|Victor Hirtzler He buttered a second slice of toast and scooped the last piece of bacon from the platter. Dan Carter and the Cub Honor\|Mildred A. Wirt British Dictionary definitions for platter platter / (ˈplætə) / noun a large shallow usually oval dish or plate, used for serving food a course of a meal, usually consisting of several different foods served on the same platea seafood platter Word Origin for platter C14: from Anglo-Norman plater, from plat dish, from Old French plat flat; see plate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with platter platter see under hand to on a silver platter. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to platter dish, disk, tray, disc, record, trencher, salver, charger
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platter

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