■ noun a tray, typically one made of silver and used in formal circumstances.
Origin
C17: from Fr. salve 'tray for presenting food to the king', from Sp. salva 'sampling of food', from salvar 'make safe'.
■ noun a tray, typically one made of silver and used in formal circumstances.
Origin
C17: from Fr. salve 'tray for presenting food to the king', from Sp. salva 'sampling of food', from salvar 'make safe'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004