salver

[ sal-ver ]

/ ˈsæl vər /

a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.

Origin of salver

1655–65; < Spanish salv(a) kind of tray (orig. protective foretasting, derivative of salvar to save < Latin salvāre) + -er¹

Mrs. McChesney took the little yellow envelope from the salver that the boy held out to her.

Roast Beef, Medium |Edna Ferber
He hung on his heel after handing the salver to Mrs. Clinton and then left the room to carry out his previous instructions.

The Squire's Daughter |Archibald Marshall
He was all smiles now, and he bore with him some hot punch on a salver, the reek of which I can remember still.

The Adventures of Gerard |Arthur Conan Doyle
He held a salver in his hand, and on the salver was a letter.

From Out the Vasty Deep |Mrs. Belloc Lowndes

"For you, sir," said Thompson, holding out a salver with a letter on it.

Double Harness |Anthony Hope

salver

/ (ˈsælvə) /

a tray, esp one of silver, on which food, letters, visiting cards, etc, are presented

C17: from French salve, from Spanish salva tray from which the king's taster sampled food, from Latin salvāre to save 1