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salver definition

sal·ver (sal′vər)

noun

a tray on which refreshments, letters, visiting cards, etc. are presented

Etymology: altered < Fr salve < Sp salva, the testing of food by a taster, hence tray on which food was placed, salver < salvar, to taste, save < L salvare: see save

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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