soup plate

noun

a deep, concave plate used especially for serving soup.

Words nearby soup plate

sounion, sounion head, soup, soup du jour, soup kitchen, soup plate, soup to nuts, soup up, soup-and-fish, soup-to-nuts, soupbone

Origin of soup plate

First recorded in 1820–30

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Examples from the Web for soup plate

He looked toward the laugh, dropped his spoon in his soup-plate, and left.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler|Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Very often it is the size of a saucer or a soup-plate, but giants over two feet in diameter are well known.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)|J. Arthur Thomson
The husband went on grinding his bread and butter slowly, gazing at the wall, the soup-plate smoking under his chin.
Tales of Unrest|Joseph Conrad
Not a particle of this should ever be found in a soup-plate.
Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book|Eliza Leslie

The hasty-pudding made, Marie poured it from the saucepan into a soup-plate which her mistress held.
My Miscellanies, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Wilkie Collins

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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soup plate

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