noun
salver
SAL-ver/ˈsælvər/
A tray used for serving or presenting items.
The server carries our drinks on a polished silver salver.
Etymology
The presentation tray's name goes back to tasting a master's food or drink to test it for poison. The name of that safety test came to denote the tray holding food shown to be safe.
In context
when Ram Gafur entered the room carrying a telegram upon a salver, his feelings found vent in a sigh of satisfaction.
More examples
- She offers the guests chocolates on a small salver.
- An invitation rests on the salver beside the door.
- The staff polish the salvers before the banquet.
Forms
salver · salvers