单词 | bread and butter plate |
释义 | > as lemmasbread and butter plate bread and butter plate n. a plate for bread and butter; esp. (a) a small plate for bread and butter or other accompaniments to a meal, a side plate (cf. bread plate n. (b) at bread n. Compounds 4, butter plate n. 1); (b) a large, typically decorative plate for serving slices of bread and butter. ΚΠ 1779 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 17 Feb. Broke open last night, a house in..Smithfield, and stolen thereon..two large china dishes,..two bread and butter plates, &c. 1833 Catal. Househ. Furnit. Late Celebrated Mr. Kean, Richmond 9 A neat tea and coffee service, of white, green and gold china, consisting of 12 cups, 12 saucers, 8 coffee cups, slop basin and 2 bread and butter plates. 1896 Amer. Kitchen Mag. Apr. 19/1 Do not hide the roll in the napkin. Use a bread and butter plate... This..should be small..and..be placed at the left, just above the fork and napkin. 2003 Western Morning News (Nexis) 7 June 6 A sandwich set in the Crocus pattern comprising a bread and butter plate with six tea plates. 2013 D. Johnson & L. Tyler Mod. Manners 154/1 Break off a bite-sized portion of bread or roll over the bread and butter plate. Hold the bread on the plate while you butter it. < as lemmas |
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