twifflern.

/ˈtwɪflə/

Forms: Also 8 twifler, twyfler.

Etymology: < Dutch twijfelaar something intermediate between two types (also as below), < twijfelen be unsure, vacillate.

Now Historical.

A plate or shallow dish intermediate in size between a dessert plate and a dinner plate.

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the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > table-vessels > dish or plate > medium

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1783 in A. R. Mountford Illustr. Guide Staffordshire Salt-Glazed Stoneware (1971) v. 39 27th June 1783. 13 doz white stone twiflers.

1820 Columbian Centinel (Boston) 12 Jan. 3/6 An extensive assortment of Crockery, Glass, and China Ware, viz..Twifflers and Muffins.

1829 S. Shaw Hist. Staffs. Potteries 207 Prices of Dishes... Twyflers.

1844 Potters' Examiner 27 Apr. 175/2 For plates, twifflers, and muffins [we pay] 4s. 2d. per score.

1986 ‘J. Gash’ Moonspender xxii. 175 His display of twifflers—these are eight-inch plates; every pottery made them, but they're special to collectors.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	twiffler
释义	twifflern. /ˈtwɪflə/ Forms: Also 8 twifler, twyfler. Etymology: < Dutch twijfelaar something intermediate between two types (also as below), < twijfelen be unsure, vacillate. Now Historical. A plate or shallow dish intermediate in size between a dessert plate and a dinner plate. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > table-vessels > dish or plate > medium twiffler1783 1783 in A. R. Mountford Illustr. Guide Staffordshire Salt-Glazed Stoneware (1971) v. 39 27th June 1783. 13 doz white stone twiflers. 1820 Columbian Centinel (Boston) 12 Jan. 3/6 An extensive assortment of Crockery, Glass, and China Ware, viz..Twifflers and Muffins. 1829 S. Shaw Hist. Staffs. Potteries 207 Prices of Dishes... Twyflers. 1844 Potters' Examiner 27 Apr. 175/2 For plates, twifflers, and muffins [we pay] 4s. 2d. per score. 1986 ‘J. Gash’ Moonspender xxii. 175 His display of twifflers—these are eight-inch plates; every pottery made them, but they're special to collectors. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1783
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