silver plate
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- noun
- /ˈsɪlvər pleɪt/
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plato plateado
- This is a little silver plate as well with the initials JL on it.
This is a little silver plate as well with the initials JL on it.
- This is a little silver plate as well with the initials JL on it.
Examples
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It wore a thick silver plate with a small rocket pod sticking up on a fin, the base held in place by webbing across its puffer-pigeon chest.
Fiction book (2001) -
"Let me remind you of the fate of one of your predecessors, who died in a zeppelin explosion while eating coq au vin off a silver plate in the company of the Duc de Moscau."
Fiction book (1994) -
His wife served refreshments on silver plates.
Fiction book (1993) -
Lady Lilley's jewels, paintings, statuary, silver plates, the odd piece of furniture, etc.
Fiction book (2001) -
One linen press, one bed with tapestry curtains, one ebony-and-silver clothes chest, one dozen silver plates and goblets, one small coffer of assorted books, silver-and-ivory dressing-table set.
Fiction book (1993) -
She beautifully arranged the fruits on a silver plate for the dinner party.
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The family served their special meal on antique silver plates passed down through generations.
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At the wedding reception, each guest was served dessert on elegant silver plates.
Synonyms
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1.1
Things like knives, forks, and spoons used for eating and serving food
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a plate made of or coated with silver' is directly and compositionally derived from 'silver' (the metal) + 'plate' (a flat dining dish). This simple noun–noun combination follows transparent referential naming common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Silver plate comes from making dishes and cutlery by covering cheaper metal with a thin layer of silver called a plate. Because these items looked like real silver but cost less, silver plate came to mean 'tableware coated with silver' used for serving food.