salver

[ sal-ver ]

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noun

a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.

Origin of salver

1655–65; <Spanish salv(a) kind of tray (originally protective foretasting, derivative of salvar to save <Latin salvāre) + -er¹

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How to use salver in a sentence

But a knock at the door interrupted them; the discreet Capt entered, bearing a telegram upon a salver.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James Wills
Walter was handing Enid the cake when the butler entered, bearing a telegram upon a silver salver, which he handed to Sir Hugh.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queux
The light of the most tranquil candle Would shudder on a bloody salver.
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Three minutes later the plain note-paper and envelopes were being presented to Edward Henry on a salver.
The Regent | E. Arnold Bennett
In the hall a framed certificate praising the drains, the bust of Hermes, and a carved teak monkey holding out a salver.
The Longest Journey | E. M. Forster

British Dictionary definitions for salver

salver

/ (ˈsælvə) /

noun

a tray, esp one of silver, on which food, letters, visiting cards, etc, are presented

Origin of salver

C17: from French salve, from Spanish salva tray from which the king's taster sampled food, from Latin salvāre to save 1

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