platter
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ər noun
1.
a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, especially meat or fish.
2.
a course of a meal, usually consisting of a variety of foods served on the same plate.
3.
Slang. a phonograph record.
4.
Movie Slang. a part of a motion-picture projector, consisting of a large, horizontally rotating disk that houses a feature film.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | a large shallow usually oval dish or plate, used for serving food |
| 2. | a course of a meal, usually consisting of several different foods served on the same plate: a seafood platter |
| [C14: from Anglo-Norman plater, from plat dish, from Old French plat flat; see | |
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platter definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
Set out a platter of owl cookies with candy-corn beaks.
Skip the pastry and donut platter at meetings and conferences.
The fish course was preceded by a mermaid-costumed model borne on a platter by two porters.
Mound the couscous on a large platter making a depression in center.
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