plate
noun
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
plateless
-
a word derived from
plate.
Example Sentences
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The places are never left plateless, excepting after salad, when the table is cleared and crumbed for dessert.
From Etiquette by Emily Post
Under his arm he holds a pile of plateless pies, just as the newsboy on the train secures a pile of magazines.
From Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 by Various
