platter en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English plater, from Anglo-Norman plater, dissimilatory variant of platel, from Old French plate (“metal plate”) (see plate). Doublet of plateau.
Meanings
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A tray for serving foods.
While his lov'd partner boastful of her hoard, Displays the cleanly platter on the board;
1765, Oliver Goldsmith, The Traveller, or, A Prospect of Society:
- A main dish and side dishes served together on one plate.
- The hard surface of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests when being played.
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A vinyl record.
Artists are quick to blame the record company for failing to promote their follow-up platter.
1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page vii:
- One of possibly many disks on which data is stored in a mechanical hard drive.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| platters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
charcuterie platter · platterlike · hand someone his head on a platter · give someone his head on a platter · multiplatter · lick-platter · sizzle platter · platterless · splatter platter · platter-faced · on a platter · platter pull · hand someone their head on a platter · platterful
Relateds
on a silver platter · silver platter · platter lift
Translations (67)
da pladetallerken (part of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests) · ur طشت (tray for serving food) · fr plat (tray for serving food) · hi थाली (tray for serving food) · it piatto (part of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests) · fr plateau (tray for serving food) · es plato (part of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests) · mi rīhi (tray for serving food) · ur خوان (tray for serving food) · fr plateau (part of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests) · ca plat (part of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests) · gl barcal (tray for serving food) · fi annos (main dish and sides on same plate) · cmn 拼盤 /拼盘 (main dish and sides on same plate) · de Tablett (tray for serving food) · cmn 托盤 /托盘 (tray for serving food) · pdt Tala (tray for serving food) · de Servierplatte (tray for serving food) · uga 𐎕𐎓 (tray for serving food) · ur تشت (tray for serving food) · de Datenscheibe (hard disc component) · la scutra (tray for serving food) · oc platèl (tray for serving food) · cmn 大盤子 /大盘子 (tray for serving food) · cs podnos (tray for serving food) · de Magnetplatte (hard disc component) · fr platine (part of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests) · de Teller (tray for serving food) · it vassoio (tray for serving food) · hu tál (tray for serving food) · da tallerken (part of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests) · de Festplattenscheibe (hard disc component) · pt bandeja (tray for serving food) · fi tarjotin (tray for serving food) · ru блю́до (tray for serving food) · ca plàtera (tray for serving food) · de Plattenteller (part of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests) · pt travessa (tray for serving food) · ja 盆 (tray for serving food) · es fuente (tray for serving food) · ro tavă (tray for serving food) · pl półmisek (tray for serving food) · ja 大皿 (tray for serving food) · ru подно́с (tray for serving food) · ta தட்டு (tray for serving food) · eo plado (tray for serving food) · ca plata (tray for serving food) · da fad (tray for serving food) · pl talerz (hard disc component) · prs غورِی (tray for serving food) · cs tác (tray for serving food) · ca platina (part of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests) · enm dubler (tray for serving food) · ur تھالی (tray for serving food) · sw sinia (tray for serving food) · pdt Plot (tray for serving food) · de Festplatte (hard disc component) · enm plater (tray for serving food) · es platón (tray for serving food) · grc πίναξ (tray for serving food) · gl travesa (tray for serving food) · oc platèu (tray for serving food) · ba батмус (tray for serving food) · gl bandexa (tray for serving food) · de Servierteller (tray for serving food) · fi levylautanen (part of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests) · bg поднос (tray for serving food)