salad plate
Americannoun
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a small plate used chiefly for serving an individual portion of salad.
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a selection of salad ingredients served cold, often on a bed of lettuce.
Etymology
Origin of salad plate
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Used as part of a salad plate with mixed greens as the base, your evening meal is ready in a snap.
From Salon • May 9, 2024
As wide as a salad plate and flat as a flounder, it appeared thin, but it was somehow layered with slabs of chocolate.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2017
When reporters returned to the press bus, they found a surprise on each seat: a cinnamon roll the size of, well, a salad plate.
From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2012
Start by using a salad plate as your dinner plate.
From Southern Living • May 12, 2011
It took me a week to learn the difference between a salad plate, a bread plate and a dessert plate.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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