plateful

[ pleyt-fool ]

noun

, plural plate·fuls.

1. the amount that a plate will hold.
2. a large portion or quantity:

   a plateful of contracts to negotiate.

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plateful¹

First recorded in 1760–70; plate ¹ + -ful

Example Sentences

But as we laid waste to the plateful, we loved them more and more.

From The Daily Beast

He will eat a plateful of gazpacho or puchero, a sardine, half a roll of bread, and drink clear water as often as wine.

From Project Gutenberg

I've got some rattling good snuff, and I'll give you a pinch for a plateful, as I did up in Staffordshire.

From Project Gutenberg

So she disappeared into the Stabur and brought out a plateful of multebaer, which she handed him with a friendly nod.

From Project Gutenberg

Selingman plunged into a fresh tirade, pointing to the half-demolished plateful of cakes.

From Project Gutenberg

I obtained a large plateful of the weed and emptied the sugar basin and cream jug over it.

From Project Gutenberg