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Definition of Platefuls
1. plateful [n] - See also: plateful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Platefuls
Literary usage of Platefuls
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly (1891)
"Her master, observing this, gave her larger platefuls, when she brought in another
cat from a greater distance. The master then determined to test how far ..."
2. Old-time Schools and School-books by Clifton Johnson (1904)
"Nineteen platefuls," exclaimed the astonished Mrs. Green, holding up both her
hands; "it is no such thing — I never had half that quantity ; and if I had, ..."
3. Old-time Schools and School-books by Clifton Johnson (1904)
"Nineteen platefuls," exclaimed the astonished Mrs. Green, holding up both her
hands; "it is no such thing — I never had half that quantity ; and if I had, ..."
4. Food and the Principles of Dietetics by Robert Hutchison (1917)
"Twenty- four platefuls of such a soup, then, would require to be taken in the day.
By making the soup with milk instead of water—an excellent plan—the ..."
5. Red Dusk and the Morrow: Adventures and Investigations in Red Russia by Paul Dukes (1922)
"I ate two big platefuls of it, though conscience piqued me in accepting a second.
... After two platefuls of soup I could scarcely keep my eyes open. ..."
6. Red Dusk and the Morrow: Adventures and Investigations in Red Russia by Paul Dukes (1922)
"I ate two big platefuls of it, though conscience piqued me in accepting a second.
... After two platefuls of soup I could scarcely keep my eyes open. ..."
7. The Popular Science Monthly (1891)
"Her master, observing this, gave her larger platefuls, when she brought in another
cat from a greater distance. The master then determined to test how far ..."
8. Old-time Schools and School-books by Clifton Johnson (1904)
"Nineteen platefuls," exclaimed the astonished Mrs. Green, holding up both her
hands; "it is no such thing — I never had half that quantity ; and if I had, ..."
9. Old-time Schools and School-books by Clifton Johnson (1904)
"Nineteen platefuls," exclaimed the astonished Mrs. Green, holding up both her
hands; "it is no such thing — I never had half that quantity ; and if I had, ..."
10. Food and the Principles of Dietetics by Robert Hutchison (1917)
"Twenty- four platefuls of such a soup, then, would require to be taken in the day.
By making the soup with milk instead of water—an excellent plan—the ..."
11. Red Dusk and the Morrow: Adventures and Investigations in Red Russia by Paul Dukes (1922)
"I ate two big platefuls of it, though conscience piqued me in accepting a second.
... After two platefuls of soup I could scarcely keep my eyes open. ..."
12. Red Dusk and the Morrow: Adventures and Investigations in Red Russia by Paul Dukes (1922)
"I ate two big platefuls of it, though conscience piqued me in accepting a second.
... After two platefuls of soup I could scarcely keep my eyes open. ..."
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