noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
large
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Suddenly the Trunchbull lunged forward and grabbed the large empty china platter on which the cake had rested.
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Using a spatula, transfer charlotte to a large serving platter .
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About 20min before serving remove all but the chocolate-coated truffles from the fridge and pile on to a large platter .
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Place the sliced melons alternately on a large platter and fan out the wedges.
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Transfer the rabbit to a large platter and continue cooking in this manner until all of the rabbit is browned.
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Set the dish on a large platter and surround with cucumber, tortilla chips and chicory leaves.
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Arrange toasted pita bread on large serving platter .
silver
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Garlands of fresh bay were looped around a table containing a silver platter with a two-foot-high mound of Beluga caviare.
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Uluru sits on the desert like a cake on a silver platter .
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There immediately behind the silver platter of Salmon àla Régence, was James Halden.
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Huge honey-roasted hams and game-hens were displayed on stands and silver platters .
■ VERB
serve
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Spoon into a serving bowl, sprinkle with the cinnamon and serve with the fruit platter .
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Using a spatula, transfer charlotte to a large serving platter .
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Set the leaves on a heated serving platter .
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Remove legs to a serving platter and keep warm.
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Remove quail and keep warm on a serving platter .
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The Conch serves a great seafood platter .
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Mound the moistened couscous on a serving platter and form a large well in the center.
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Bake 15 to 20 minutes. Serve on individual luncheon platters with toast points or crackers.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
on a silver platter
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Uluru sits on the desert like a cake on a silver platter.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Arrange the courgettes on a serving platter with the trout and reserved grapefruit segments.
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Each carried an oval platter , and in the platters, embedded in snow, were the fruits of two continents.
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Suddenly the Trunchbull lunged forward and grabbed the large empty china platter on which the cake had rested.
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Transfer rabbit pieces to a serving platter and keep warm.
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Use one half to extend the other log and place on a serving platter .
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Using a spatula, transfer charlotte to a large serving platter .
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With slotted utensil, transfer meat to a platter and keep warm.