soup plate

noun

1. a deep, concave plate used especially for serving soup.

soup plate

noun

1. a deep plate with a wide rim, used esp for drinking soup

Word History and Origins

Origin of soup plate¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

They put him into the chair which he always occupied at dinner, in front of his empty soup plate.

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Beneath a woollen hood, her dark hair hung cut round in soup-plate fashion like a page's.

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In passing the soup do not use a tray, but put the soup-plate down in front of each guest, from the right.

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For soups of this kind, the flat soup plate, like that shown in Fig. 4, is found preferable.

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When soup is served in a soup plate, a dessert spoon is used, as will be observed in Fig. 4.

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