dessert fork

American  

noun

1. a fork used for eating certain desserts, usually somewhat smaller than a dinner fork.

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Example Sentences

A descendant of that is the individual finger bowl, placed on a doily on the dessert plate with the expectation that the diner will know to move them both, as well as the dessert fork and spoon, to the side before being served dessert.

From Washington Post

During job interviews, Black mentioned salary before the salad — about two courses, and perhaps a dessert fork, before Ted Lerner would’ve preferred.

From Washington Post

After Dougie jabbed a dessert fork into a light socket in “Part Fifteen,” he apparently lapsed into a coma and was taken to a hospital, where he’s fussed over by his wife Janey-E, his son Sonny Jim, his boss Bushnell Mullins and his mobbed-up benefactors Bradley and Rodney Mitchum.

From New York Times

Perhaps recalling his mission — and how he arrived in Vegas in the first place — the addled Agent Cooper crawls over to an electrical outlet, and jabs his dessert fork into it.

From New York Times

We did pause at one point to tell the little guy that, when he fetches a dessert fork for himself, maybe he could fetch a dessert fork for everyone at the table.

From Los Angeles Times