See Also: platter(dictionary)
platter(dictionary)
Lucky Platter(tourism)
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Platter - Horse Racing(gambling)
Chocolate Platter Cookies(recipes)
Platter of Cold Meats and Cheese(recipes)

platter (iou)



platter noun. ME.
[Anglo-Norman plater, from plat dish, use as noun of Old & mod. French plat: see PLAT adjective, -ER2.]
A large flat dish or plate, esp. for food; the food placed on a platter, a platterful; N. Amer. a main course of a meal, served on a platter. ME.
on a platter, on a silver platter fig. = on a plate s.v. PLATE noun 25.
A gramophone record. slang. M20.
The metal disc of a turntable unit, on which the record is placed for playing. L20.
Computing. A rigid metal disk coated, usually on both sides, with magnetic material on which information is stored inside a disk file. L20.
Comb.: platter-face arch. a broad, round, flat face; platter-faced adjective (arch.) having a broad, round, flat face.
platterful noun as much or as many as will fill a platter E17.