soup plate

American  

noun

1. a deep, concave plate used especially for serving soup.

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soup plate British  

noun

1. a deep plate with a wide rim, used esp for drinking soup

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Etymology

Origin of soup plate

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

To serve, spoon two pieces of chicken into the middle of each soup plate, then ladle the vegetables and broth around the chicken.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2016

He can put it in a soup plate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her long-suffering husband dropped dead in his soup plate when she absentmindedly toasted Germany at a dinner in the Russian Embassy.

From Time Magazine Archive

The dusky, lustrous eyes of Roman citizens grew large and moist with awe, last week, when a Papal medal as big as a smallish soup plate was borne pompously across the "Eternal City."

From Time Magazine Archive

Place the eggs all round a soup plate, pour over them a nice sauce made with flour and butter, a little milk, and some grated cheese and salt.

From How Girls Can Help Their Country by Low, Juliette Gordon