PLATTER

platter

(noun) a large shallow dish used for serving food

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Proper noun

Platter (plural Platters)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Platter is the 29550^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 798 individuals. Platter is most common among White (92.61%) individuals.

Anagrams

• partlet, prattle

Etymology 1

Noun

platter (plural platters)

A tray for serving foods.

A main dish and side dishes served together on one plate.

The hard surface of a turntable on which a gramophone record rests when being played.

(computing) One of possibly many disks on which data is stored in a mechanical hard drive.

Etymology 2

Noun

platter (plural platters)

One who plats/plaits or braids.

Anagrams

• partlet, prattle

Source: Wiktionary

Plat"ter, n. Etym: [From Plat to braid.]

Definition: One who plats or braids.

Plat"ter, n. Etym: [Probably fr. OF. platel, F. plateau. See Plateau.]

Definition: A large plate or shallow dish on which meat or other food is brought to the table. The attendants . . . speedly brought in several large, smoking platters, filled with huge pieces of beef. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition