platter
nounnounattested in dialogue
- United States
A tray for serving foods.
noun
- 1
A tray for serving foods.
While his lov'd partner boastful of her hoard, Displays the cleanly platter on the board;
- 2
A main dish and side dishes served together on one plate.
- 3
The hard surface of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests when being played.
- 4
A vinyl record.
Artists are quick to blame the record company for failing to promote their follow-up platter.
- 5
One of possibly many disks on which data is stored in a mechanical hard drive.
Etymology
From Middle English plater, from Anglo-Norman plater, dissimilatory variant of platel, from Old French plate (“metal plate”) (see plate). Doublet of plateau.
noun
- 1
One who plats/plaits or braids.
Etymology
From plat + -er.
Forms
- plural
- platters