soup plate

a deep, concave plate used especially for serving soup.

Origin of soup plate

First recorded in 1820–30

He looked toward the laugh, dropped his spoon in his soup-plate, and left.

The Life of James McNeill Whistler |Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Very often it is the size of a saucer or a soup-plate, but giants over two feet in diameter are well known.

The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) |J. Arthur Thomson
The husband went on grinding his bread and butter slowly, gazing at the wall, the soup-plate smoking under his chin.

Tales of Unrest |Joseph Conrad
Not a particle of this should ever be found in a soup-plate.

Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book |Eliza Leslie

The hasty-pudding made, Marie poured it from the saucepan into a soup-plate which her mistress held.

My Miscellanies, Vol. 2 (of 2) |Wilkie Collins

soup plate

a deep plate with a wide rim, used esp for drinking soup