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bread-and-butter plate

bread-and-butter plate noun: a small individual side plate for bread and butter at formal lunches.

Noun

bread-and-butter plate (plural bread-and-butter plates)

  1. A small individual side plate for bread and butter at formal lunches.

Forms of bread-and-butter plate

pluralbread-and-butter plates

Questions about bread-and-butter plate

What does bread-and-butter plate mean?
Bread-and-butter plate means a small individual side plate for bread and butter at formal lunches.
What part of speech is bread-and-butter plate?
Bread-and-butter plate is a noun.
What is the plural of bread-and-butter plate?
The plural of bread-and-butter plate is bread-and-butter plates.

Words near bread-and-butter plate in the dictionary

  1. bread-and-butter letters
  2. bread-and-butter note
  3. bread-and-butter notes
  4. bread-and-butter pickle
  5. bread-and-butter pickles
  6. bread-and-butter plate
  7. bread-and-butter pudding
  8. bread-and-butter puddings
  9. bread-and-cheese
  10. bread-artist
  11. bread-artists

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