bread-and-butter plate

noun

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

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Meanings

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

plural bread-and-butter plates

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

bread-and-butter plate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bread-and-butter%20plate

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“bread-and-butter plate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bread-and-butter%20plate. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bread-and-butter plate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bread-and-butter%20plate.

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