salver

IPA: sˈæɫvɝ

Examples of "salver" in Sentences

The picture turns out to be as circular as the salver.
On a salver was a stack of programs for different ballets.
He held a salver in his hand, and on the salver was a letter.
While he was speaking the servant entered with a salver, and on the salver was a note.
The salver, which is 18.75 inches (abou 48 cm) in diameter, is decorated with figures from mythology.
Stafford near Dunrobin Castle in Sutherlandshire, in which the usual ringent form of the corolla was replaced by the form called salver-shaped.
The name "salver," commonly applied to a tray or waiter, seems to have originated from the old custom of tasting meats before they were served, to salve or save their employers from harm.
The photos were genuine, but characterised by the fact that they were all taken in the middle of dinner and Mr Mifsud was standing behind the celebrities, usually holding a silver salver of mixed seasonal vegetables.
The plant continues in blossom from June till the first frosts wither the leaves; it is far less coarse than the potatoe; the flower, when full blown, is about the size of a half crown, and quite flat; I think it is what you call salver-shaped: it delights in light loamy soil, growing on the upturned roots of fallen trees, where the ground is inclined to be sandy.