platter

[ plat-er ]

noun

1. a large, shallow dish, usually elliptical in shape, for holding and serving food, especially meat or fish.
2. a course of a meal, usually consisting of a variety of foods served on the same plate.
3. Slang. a phonograph record.
4. Computers. a hard disk, the rigid circular plate that rotates on a spindle within a hard disk drive, for data encoding and retrieval.
5. Movie Slang. a part of a motion-picture projector, consisting of a large, horizontally rotating disk that houses a feature film.

platter

/ ˈplætə /

noun

1. a large shallow usually oval dish or plate, used for serving food
2. a course of a meal, usually consisting of several different foods served on the same plate

   a seafood platter

Word History and Origins

Origin of platter¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English plater, from Anglo-French, derivative of plat “dish”; plate ¹, -er ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of platter¹

C14: from Anglo-Norman plater, from plat dish, from Old French plat flat; see plate

Idioms and Phrases

see under hand to on a silver platter .

Example Sentences

Miriam’s unabashed enjoyment of her tropical drink and pu pu platter unlock something deep in Rachel’s soul.

From Washington Post

You might not be able to squeeze in a sharing platter of leftovers, but you will be able to fit enough dino nuggets to satisfy your sudden craving.

From Popular-Science

Place the chicken on a platter and refrigerate, uncovered, for at least 2 hours and preferably overnight, up to 24 hours.

From Washington Post

When they log into the Amazon bucket, it’s all right there on a silver platter.

From Fortune

Let the cookies cool completely on the pan before transferring them to a rack or platter.

From Washington Post

Picking at an appetizer veggie platter is a good option as well.

From The Daily Beast

A Wikipedia that we create in common is more mean­ingful than would be the same Wikipedia handed to us on a platter.

From The Daily Beast

“All that blood and treasure and we might as well have handed Baghdad to Tehran on a platter,” I shouted.

From The Daily Beast

Even when presented with a gorgeous sashimi platter, Lavigne still waxes poetic about that commercial Kitty.

From The Daily Beast

She batted her blue eyes at the camera; they were like diamond studs over a silver platter lake.

From The Daily Beast

Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also.

From Project Gutenberg

Fanchon's grandmother stirs up the drowsy fire; then she breaks the eggs on the black earthenware platter.

From Project Gutenberg

As fast as they were ready, Tim Reardon carried them to the table, where they were heaped up on a big earthen platter.

From Project Gutenberg

It was quite a surprise to them all when they raised their eyes from the platter and saw Woot the Wanderer standing beside Ozma.

From Project Gutenberg

So now, as all eyes were turned upon the platter, the form of Mrs. Yoop gradually changed again.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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