salver

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a flat tray, often made of silver or another metal, used for formally serving or presenting things

   An attendant carried the jeweled medal into the hall on a silver salver.

Adapted from French salve, from Spanish salva, a tray or a ceremonial tasting of food to detect poison, from salvar, 'to save or make safe.' English salver has denoted a serving or presentation tray since the seventeenth century.

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