Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
article of plate
English answer:
utensils made of silver or gold or plated with silver / gold
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Caryl Swift
Jul 21, 2012 12:20
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article of plate
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All this, with the quaint gorgeousness of the old china cups and saucers, and the crested spoons, and a silver cream-jug (Hepzibah's only other article of plate, and shaped like the rudest porringer), set out a board at which the stateliest of old Colonel Pyncheon's guests need not have scorned to take his place.
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| 3 +1 | utensils made of silver or gold |
Caryl Swift
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| 4 +3 | an object plated with gold or silver |
B D Finch
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Jul 21, 2012 12:20: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Jul 26, 2012 07:40: Caryl Swift Created KOG entry
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utensils made of silver or gold
The Concise Oxford English Dictionary:
"bowls, cups and other utensils made of silver or gold".
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Note added at 9 mins (2012-07-21 12:29:40 GMT)
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My apologies. I should have written 'utensil made of silver or gold', since your question is in the silngular.
Also. I mistyped the quotation. It should say:
"bowls, cups and other utensils made of gold or silver"
Here's a reference you can see, rather than one that's just quoted:
12. Household articles, such as hollowware, covered with a precious metal, such as silver or gold. (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/plate)
Wikipedia sticks with silver:
Household silver or silverware (the silver, the plate) includes tableware, cutlery and other household items made of sterling silver, Britannia silver or Sheffield plate silver.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_(household)
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Note added at 17 mins (2012-07-21 12:37:31 GMT)
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"PLATE. The word " plate " (connected with Gr. irX ar(r, flat, Late Lat. plata lamina, and Span. plata, silver), in the sense to which it is restricted in the following article, is employed to denote works in silver cr gold which belong to any class other than those of personal ornaments or coins."
(http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Plate)
"bowls, cups and other utensils made of silver or gold".
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Note added at 9 mins (2012-07-21 12:29:40 GMT)
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My apologies. I should have written 'utensil made of silver or gold', since your question is in the silngular.
Also. I mistyped the quotation. It should say:
"bowls, cups and other utensils made of gold or silver"
Here's a reference you can see, rather than one that's just quoted:
12. Household articles, such as hollowware, covered with a precious metal, such as silver or gold. (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/plate)
Wikipedia sticks with silver:
Household silver or silverware (the silver, the plate) includes tableware, cutlery and other household items made of sterling silver, Britannia silver or Sheffield plate silver.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_(household)
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Note added at 17 mins (2012-07-21 12:37:31 GMT)
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"PLATE. The word " plate " (connected with Gr. irX ar(r, flat, Late Lat. plata lamina, and Span. plata, silver), in the sense to which it is restricted in the following article, is employed to denote works in silver cr gold which belong to any class other than those of personal ornaments or coins."
(http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Plate)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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7 mins
an object plated with gold or silver
Not a solid gold or silver object, but valuable nonetheless.
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Note added at 12 mins (2012-07-21 12:32:19 GMT)
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I decided to look this up in my Collins dictionary, as I was surprised at Caryl's answer and Collins gives both meanings, i.e. either coated with gold or silver or made of gold or silver. However, I think that the former is the more usual meaning.
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Note added at 16 mins (2012-07-21 12:36:14 GMT)
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"Sheffield plate is a layered combination of silver and copper that was used for many years to produce a wide range of household articles."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_plate
"Gold plating is a method of depositing a thin layer of gold onto the surface of another metal, most often copper or silver (to make silver-gilt), by chemical or electrochemical plating. This article covers plating methods used in the modern electronics industry; for more traditional methods, often used for much larger objects, see gilding."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_plate
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Note added at 12 mins (2012-07-21 12:32:19 GMT)
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I decided to look this up in my Collins dictionary, as I was surprised at Caryl's answer and Collins gives both meanings, i.e. either coated with gold or silver or made of gold or silver. However, I think that the former is the more usual meaning.
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Note added at 16 mins (2012-07-21 12:36:14 GMT)
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"Sheffield plate is a layered combination of silver and copper that was used for many years to produce a wide range of household articles."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_plate
"Gold plating is a method of depositing a thin layer of gold onto the surface of another metal, most often copper or silver (to make silver-gilt), by chemical or electrochemical plating. This article covers plating methods used in the modern electronics industry; for more traditional methods, often used for much larger objects, see gilding."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_plate
Peer comment(s):
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Jenni Lukac (X)
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Thanks Jenni
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Kate Collyer
: as the wealth implied is relatively low (only spoons and jug silvered, and the jug not elegant)
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Thanks Kate
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Veronika McLaren
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Thanks Veronika
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