| 1. | a plate, often decorated with a blue willow pattern, divided by ridges into sections for holding apart several kinds of food. |
| 2. | Also called blue plate special. a specially priced main course, as of meat and vegetables, listed as an item on a menu, esp. in an inexpensive restaurant. |
| Main Entry: | blue plate |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | pertaining to a full restaurant meal ordered as a single item, often as a special of the day; also written blue-plate |
| Etymology: | from blue compartmentalized plates once used at fixed-price restaurants |