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Synonyms for plate

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : pleyt
Phonetic Transcription : pleɪt

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Définition of plate

Origin :
  • mid-13c., "flat sheet of gold or silver," also "flat, round coin," from Old French plate "thin piece of metal" (late 12c.), from Medieval Latin plata "plate, piece of metal," perhaps via Vulgar Latin *plattus, formed on model of Greek platys "flat, broad" (see plaice (n.)). The cognate in Spanish (plata) and Portuguese (prata) has become the usual word for "silver," superseding argento via shortening of *plata d'argento "plate of silver, coin." Meaning "table utensils" (originally of silver or gold only) is from Middle English. Meaning "shallow dish for food," now usually of china or earthenware, originally of metal or wood, is from mid-15c. Baseball sense is from 1857. Geological sense is first attested 1904; plate tectonics first recorded 1969. Plate-glass first recorded 1727.
  • noun dish or meal served
  • noun sheet, panel
  • verb coat with metallic material
Example sentences :
  • "I'll take another piece of fish, mother," said Robert, passing his plate.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Your eggs are carried from the kitchen to the dining-room table on a plate.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Will Nature teach them the mystery of a plate of turtle-soup?
  • Extract from : « The New Adam and Eve (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • He folded the letter, laid it down by the side of his plate, and began to eat again.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • She brought a plate full of rice, and a big piece of chicken.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • Pushing his plate to one side, Stineli's father put his cap on his head.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • Each of the guests had now taken his bunch of grapes upon his plate.
  • Extract from : « The Miraculous Pitcher » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • It was suggested by a plate of apples that he happened to spy on the mantel-piece.
  • Extract from : « The Three Golden Apples » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Helen Curtis finished her coffee, and laid her napkin beside her plate.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • "You never told me your name," he said, when she returned with the plate of cakes.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
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