soup plate

noun

a deep, concave plate used especially for serving soup.

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Origin of soup plate

First recorded in 1820–30

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
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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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