salver

noun

Definition of salvernext
as in plate

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Recent Examples of salver And maybe a butler is approaching with biscuits on a salver. — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024 According to a history of these tables published in Traditional Home magazine in March 2008, that decorative flourish started in the early 1700s in England as the edging on a silver salver — a tray on which tea could be brought out and set down on a tea table. — Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2021 The plow, in short, has been cleaned, polished and turned on its side as a salver to serve adorable canapes in a posh lounge that once was a barn. — Mike Dunne, sacbee, 28 Feb. 2018 A few minutes later, the valet came back with the same salver holding one cigarette. — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 16 Feb. 2018 Virginia Wade’s Wimbledon champion’s plate — or salver, as any proper Englishwoman would call it — is packed in a box, awaiting her imminent move from the Upper East Side of Manhattan to a new apartment near Manhasset, on Long Island. — Cindy Shmerler, New York Times, 13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salver
  1. plate
  2. cup
  3. tray
  4. bowl
  5. waiter
  6. platter
  7. server
Noun
  • One major demand on HR leaders’ plate that wasn’t as present five years ago is responding to advancements in AI, and their implications for the workforce, Patscot said.
    — HR Brew, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Between creating their product or service, acquiring customers and hiring necessary staff, startup business owners have a lot on their plates.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of plate
Noun
  • The simple act of boiling water in a new kettle will leave you with between six million and eight million microplastic particles per cup, Boland and his colleagues found.
    — Marta Zaraska, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
  • To make a bleach bath, add anywhere from a quarter to a half cup of 5-6% bleach to a tub full of warm water.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of cup
Noun
  • Instead, passengers in this row will have to use the aircraft-style tray tables integrated into the seats in front for their cups.
    — James Morris, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The Cardinals’ and Raiders’ home stadiums feature natural fields, with sliding trays that allow grass to be grown outdoors and then brought inside for games.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of tray
Noun
  • Most of these proteins can be swapped into bowls, sandwiches and rolls, with a couple of exceptions.
    — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
  • With the more common design, the work bowl has a big hole in the bottom in order to fit over the spindle.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of bowl
Noun
  • Men enlisted to be soldiers not orderlies, waiters, or body servants.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Our waiter is clearly impressed by our order but offers little indication as to whether our choices mirror Tay and Trav’s.
    — Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of waiter
Noun
  • Transfer to a serving platter; garnish with lemon zest.
    — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
  • For instance, baskets with flat bases present your fruit on a platter.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of platter
Noun
  • In the beginning of the movie, Dreux had been working as a server at a local diner, with her eye on a new role: franchise manager.
    — Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Last month, its servers were strained by a surge in demand as users rushed to generate Studio Ghibli-style AI art.
    — Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of server

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