salver
Butler's carrying surface
A salver is a tray, typically flat and made of silver or other metal, used for serving food or drinks or presenting items formally: The butler brought the letter on a silver salver.
The word sounds old-fashioned and appears mostly in historical or deliberately formal contexts.
Shallow portable platform
- platterLarge flat serving dish
- footedHaving lower limbs
- rimmedHaving a border
- ovalElongated rounded shape
round · rectangular · handled · pedestal · flat · shallow · ornate · embossed
One who serves tables
- butlerChief domestic servant
- stewardManager for another
- serverOne who attends tables
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
formal dining · banquet · reception · gala · catering · maître d' · footman · liveried
Quality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- collectibleObject worth amassing
patina · estate · auction · hallmark · Georgian · Regency · silversmith · engraved
Pure silver alloy
- argentHeraldic white metal
- Sheffield plateBonded metal for dining
- electroplateCoat with metal electrically
- silverplateMetal with precious coating
hallmark · tarnish · polishing · lustrous · engraved · chased · filigree · silversmith
Something presented or given
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- processionFormal moving line
- altarSacred ritual table
blessing · liturgy · communion · reverence · coronation · investiture · christening · ordination
tray
Shallow portable platform
oval · round · rectangular · handled · pedestal · flat · shallow · ornate · embossed · scalloped
waiter
One who serves tables
hospitality · formal dining · banquet · reception · gala · catering · maître d' · footman · liveried · white-glove
vintage
Quality from past eras
collectible · patina · estate · auction · hallmark · Georgian · Regency · silversmith · engraved · monogrammed
sterling
Pure silver alloy
- argentHeraldic white metal
- Sheffield plateBonded metal for dining
- electroplateCoat with metal electrically
silverplate · hallmark · tarnish · polishing · lustrous · engraved · chased · filigree · silversmith · assay
offering
Something presented or given
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- processionFormal moving line
altar · blessing · liturgy · communion · reverence · coronation · investiture · christening · ordination · sacrament
- tablewareplate, dishes, fork, bowl, plates
- traysserving tray, food tray, tea tray, breakfast tray, lunch tray
- silver platesserving platter, tray, meat platter
- fine diningchef, gourmet meal, tasting menu, haute cuisine, gourmet
- silverwarecutlery, flatware, fork, knife, spoon
- salvage operationRetrieval of damaged goods
- Salvation ArmyChristian charitable organization
- The Salvation ArmyReligious charitable organization
- salvage yardBusiness selling recovered materials
- auto salvageReclaiming usable car parts
- eternal salvationEndless rescue of soul