SALVER

Salver

A salver is a flat tray of silver or other metal used for carrying or serving glasses, cups, and dishes at a table, or for the presenting of a letter or card by a servant. In a royal or noble household the fear of poisoning led to the custom of tasting the food or drink before it was served to the master and his guests; this was known as the assay of meat and drink, and in Spanish was called salva. The verb salvar means to preserve from risk, from the Latin salvare, to save. The term salva was also applied to the dish or tray on which the food or drink was presented after the tasting process. There seems no doubt that this ...

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salver

Noun

  1. One who salves or cures.
  2. One who pretends to cure; quacksalver.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. One who salves or saves goods, etc. from destruction or loss.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A tray used to display or serve food.


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