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sauceplate

sauceplate noun: a plate on which sauce is served.

Noun

sauceplate (plural sauceplates)

  1. A plate on which sauce is served.
    • 1 dozen glass sauceplates1904, Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, page 5

Forms of sauceplate

pluralsauceplates

Origin of sauceplate

From sauce + plate.

Questions about sauceplate

What does sauceplate mean?
Sauceplate means a plate on which sauce is served.
What part of speech is sauceplate?
Sauceplate is a noun.
What is the plural of sauceplate?
The plural of sauceplate is sauceplates.

Words near sauceplate in the dictionary

  1. saucepanlike
  2. saucepanned
  3. saucepanning
  4. saucepans
  5. saucepansful
  6. sauceplate
  7. sauceplates
  8. saucepot
  9. saucepots
  10. saucer
  11. saucer eyes

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