as in plate
a small, round dish that you put a cup on
The tea was served in elegant white teacups with red saucers.
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Recent Examples of saucer
Original price: $86 (Wayfair) During the Way Day Sale, grab this gorgeous espresso cup and saucer set at a big discount.
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
There are dinner plates, salad plates, bread-and-butter plates, soup bowls, fruit saucers, cups and saucers, and serving pieces.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
This set comes with four cups and saucers made of durable stoneware.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Artists could produce paint with cakes by dipping them in water and then rubbing them on a saucer.
—Erik Zou, JSTOR Daily, 25 Apr. 2025
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
There are dinner plates, salad plates, bread-and-butter plates, soup bowls, fruit saucers, cups and saucers, and serving pieces.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
This set comes with four cups and saucers made of durable stoneware.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Artists could produce paint with cakes by dipping them in water and then rubbing them on a saucer.
—Erik Zou, JSTOR Daily, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saucer
plate
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This was more like a caterpillar body with odd patterns on its plates and a snapping turtle mouth.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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Reyes had just 28 plate appearances entering Saturday’s game and has graded out negatively offensively and defensively in a small sample.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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“Saucer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saucer. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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