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platter

[ plat-er ]

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. Computers. a hard disk, the rigid circular plate that rotates on a spindle within a hard disk drive, for data encoding and retrieval.
  5. Movie Slang. a part of a motion-picture projector, consisting of a large, horizontally rotating disk that houses a feature film.


platter

/ ˈæə /

noun

  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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of platter1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English plater, from Anglo-French, derivative of plat “d”; plate 1, -er 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of platter1

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

see under hand to on a silver platter .
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From there, she was introduced to Epstein and alleges years of abuse before being "passed around like a platter of fruit" among his powerful associates.

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In September last year, Lissu told the BBC that nothing would come on a silver platter, and it would take courage to demand reforms "on the streets and in the villages".

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The premise of the YouTube talk show is simple: guests must eat a platter of 10 increasingly spicy chicken wings alongside Evans while answering his questions.

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Watching it is like seeing a waiter skip over with a covered silver platter, only to remove the top to reveal a watered-down, Cocomelon-level satire for iPad babies, dripping from the dish.

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With a large slotted metal spatula, she scooped each crispy piece out and onto a platter lined with paper towels.

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