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Meanings of plateful in English

Catalan
plàtera
Spanish
fuente

The quantity contained in a plate.

plàtera
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Examples for "plate"
Examples for "plate"
1
The other steadily building crisis on Mr Trump's plate also involves China.
News.com.au
2
Ryan provided a color, model, year, and plate number for the Mercedes.
Bones to Ashes
3
This reporter believes local government needs to step up to the plate.
Whisper of Sin
4
I think we have seen that at the plate tracks this year.
Reuters
5
This plate boundary is complicated, and different movements happen in different sections.
Radio NZ
Usage of plateful in English
1
Diantha set the plateful on the table, puffy, brown, and crisply crusted.
The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910)
2
Without replying, the count had him accommodated with a plateful of rice.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 2...
3
He could already eat a whole plateful of salt fish and cabbage.
The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
4
Johnny had surreptitiously entered her pantry and stolen a plateful of cakes.
Australia Felix
5
Of this preparation a tolerably abundant plateful was apportioned to each pupil.
Jane Eyre: An Autobiography
6
Anker emerged from the kitchen with a plateful of eggs and tomatoes.
The Wise Man’s Fear
7
My mother set a plateful of scrambled eggs in front of me.
Two for the dough
8
Novus as usual devoured a large plateful, then called for a further helping.
Venus In Copper
9
And soon she brought Peter a plateful of the best food she had.
The Tale of Peter Mink / Sleepy-Time Tales
10
Selingman plunged into a fresh tirade, pointing to the half-demolished plateful of cakes.
Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo
11
Presently from a window was thrown a plateful of tempting-looking food.
My Book of Favourite Fairy Tales
12
There was a plateful of chocolates, and Nina ate them all.
The Secret City
13
But now, dear friend, take just this one little plateful more.
The Talking Beasts: A Book of Fable Wisdom
14
Boards and beams were tangled up like a plateful of macaroni.
Boy’s Life
15
Last night I just threw the whole plateful out of my cabin window.
On Stranger Tides
16
And there comes Betty with a whole plateful of bones in her hand!
The Nursery, August 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 2
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Plateful through the time
Plateful across language varieties
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