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SYDPL-ayt/ˈsaɪd pleɪt/

A side plate (id: side-plate) is a small plate for bread, butter, or salad beside the main dinner plate. A dinner plate is larger; a saucer belongs under a cup. Set a side plate to the left in a formal place setting. Countable.

Meaning

A small plate for bread or salad beside the main plate.

Examples

• “Put the butter knife on the side plate, not on the tablecloth.”
• “There are not enough side plates, so use saucers for the bread.”
• “Crumbs on the side plate are better than crumbs on the tablecloth.”

Good to know

a side plate. Contrast: a dinner plate / a saucer. bread and butter on the side plate.

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