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silver service

British

noun

(in restaurants) a style of serving food using a spoon and fork in one hand like a pair of tongs

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In the case of 97-year-old Mrs Canham, a former silver service waitress who took great pride in her five-generation family, the coroner highlighted "suboptimal care".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2023

If you’re expecting Ibsen with petticoats and silver service, you’ve come to the wrong place.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2023

I also learned silver service one summer, and still astonish associates with how many plates I can carry at once.

From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2018

On this date in 1916, private citizens of Arizona let the contract for a solid silver service to be presented to the battleship Arizona.

From Washington Times • May 9, 2018

Set out the good crystal, put the silver service out.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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