Synonyms for salver

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sal-ver

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæl vər

Top 10 synonyms for salver

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Définition of salver

Origin : 1660s, "tray," formed in English on the model of platter, etc., from French salve "tray used for presenting objects to the king" (17c.), from Spanish salva "a testing of food or drink" to test for poison (a procedure known as pre-gustation), hence "tray on which food was placed to show it was safe to eat," from salvar "to save, render safe," from Late Latin salvare (see save (v.)).

As in platter : noun plate
As in tray : noun platter
As in waiter : noun server
As in dish : noun eating receptacle

Example sentences :

Immediately a large goblet of it was brought to him, on a salver.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon

He took the glass that Mullins proffered on a salver, sipped from it, and set it down.
Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

She gave a little nervous shriek, and caught it from his salver.
Extract from : « The Coast of Bohemia » by William Dean Howells

Mrs. Hudson had appeared with a lady's card upon her salver.
Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle

"There is one more, ma'am—the upper housemaid's," he said, handing them on a salver.
Extract from : « The Green Carnation » by Robert Smythe Hichens

There were cards and envelopes upon the salver in the hall, but not one from Mildred.
Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

While he was speaking the servant entered with a salver, and on the salver was a note.
Extract from : « Robert Orange » by John Oliver Hobbes

They went to Mayor Phelan demanding Williamson's head on a salver.
Extract from : « McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. » by Various

The servant entered with a card, which she presented on a salver to her mistress.
Extract from : « A Coin of Edward VII » by Fergus Hume

On the salver lay some verses composed and printed in the hero's honor.
Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy

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