soup plate

noun

a deep, concave plate used especially for serving soup.

Origin of soup plate

First recorded in 1820–30

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Examples from the Web for soup plate

Historical Examples of soup plate

Every one retired to the soup-plate he had scooped in the earth.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force
Sir Winston S. Churchill
Prepare a plain dressing in a soup-plate, pour it over the salad and serve.
Fifty Salads
Thomas Jefferson Murrey
When I tell you of the soup-plate, the hand-mirror, and now this vase?
A Sheaf of Corn
Mary E. Mann
Not a particle of this should ever be found in a soup-plate.
Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book
Eliza Leslie
There isn't half an hour's wash in that soup-plate, anyway.'
The Diva's Ruby
F. Marion Crawford

British Dictionary definitions for soup plate

soup plate

noun

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

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