blue plate
a plate, often decorated with a blue willow pattern, divided by ridges into sections for holding apart several kinds of food.
Also called blue plate special. a specially priced main course, as of meat and vegetables, listed as an item on a menu, especially in an inexpensive restaurant.
Origin of blue plate
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How to use blue plate in a sentence
The sea lay under me like a great blue plate, the schooner a white ant crawling in its centre.
Some Persons Unknown | E. W. HornungHe asked if they still kept doughnuts in a yellow crock with a blue plate over it on the bottom shelf of the pantry—and they do!
Daddy Long-Legs | Jean WebsterThe "blue plate Special" furnishes, in short, the chief items in a "good home meal."
American Adventures | Julian StreetHe had new milk in a blue bowl, and johnny-cake on a little blue plate.
Maizie gazed for a moment at the oatmeal in her own blue plate, then with a little petulant gesture, she pushed the plate away.
Suzanna Stirs the Fire | Emily Calvin Blake
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