Salver
['sælvə] or ['sælvɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver.
Typist: Ralph--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who salves, or uses salve as a remedy; hence, a quacksalver, or quack.
(n.) A salvor.
(n.) A tray or waiter on which anything is presented.
Editor: Marilyn
Definition
n. a plate on which anything is presented.—adj. Sal′ver-shaped in the form of a salver or tray.
Checked by Emil
Examples
- Mrs. Hudson had appeared with a lady's card upon her salver. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- And she provided herself with a little salver, that she might offer him variety. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The sideboard was covered with glistening old plate--old cups, both gold and silver; old salvers and cruet-stands, like Rundell and Bridge's shop. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Servants brought in salvers covered with numerous cool dainties, and the performers disappeared to get ready for the second charade-tableau. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Checker: Sumner