What does platter mean?
Definitions for platter
ˈplæt ərplat·ter
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Princeton's WordNet
platternoun
a large shallow dish used for serving food
phonograph record, phonograph recording, record, disk, disc, platternoun
sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
Wiktionary
platternoun
A tray for serving foods.
platternoun
The part of a turntable on which a Gramophone record rests when being played, commonly made of aluminum, but sometimes high impact plastic.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Platternoun
A large dish, generally of earth.
Etymology: from plate.
The servants wash the platter, scour the plate,
Then blow the fire. John Dryden, Juvenal.Satira is an adjective, to which lanx, a charger, or large platter is understood. Dryden.
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platter
A platter is a large, flat serving dish or tray typically used to present and serve food or other items. It can be made from various materials such as porcelain, glass, metal, or plastic.
Webster Dictionary
Platternoun
one who plats or braids
Platternoun
a large plate or shallow dish on which meat or other food is brought to the table
Etymology: [Probably fr. OF. platel, F. plateau. See Plateau.]
Wikidata
Platter
A platter is a large type of dishware used for serving food. It is a tray on which food is displayed and served to people. Its shape can be oval, round, rectangular, or square. It can be made of metal, ceramic, or plastic. Plain and ornate platters suitable for more formal settings or occasions are made of, or plated with, silver, and antique examples are considered quite valuable. Especially expensive and ceremonial platters have been made of gold.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Platter
plat′ėr, n. a large flat plate or dish. [M. E. plater—O. Fr. platel—plat, a plate.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PLATTER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Platter is ranked #29550 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Platter surname appeared 798 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Platter.
92.6% or 739 total occurrences were White.
2.6% or 21 total occurrences were Black.
2% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.1% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.7% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
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partlet
prattle
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of platter in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of platter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of platter in a Sentence
If this isn't who we are, this is who we want to be. The country that will follow through on this, this is our opportunity. It's in front of us on a silver platter.
We warn soldiers of (Division 30) against proceeding in the American project, we, and the Sunni people in Syria, will not allow their sacrifices to be offered on a golden platter to the American side.
Patience is never served on the platter...
People around the world are just desperate to get a vaccine and it is literally available on a platter for us.
If you don't want to see Donald Trump as the nominee, if you don't want to hand the general election on a silver platter to Hillary Clinton and the Democrats, then I ask you to join us, if you were a Jeb (Bush) supporter, If you are a Marco supporter now, if you're a Kasich supporter, we welcome you to our team.
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