Combination plate

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South Indian style vegetarian thali or unavu served in a restaurant.
North Indian style vegetarian thali served in a restaurant.

A combination plate can refer to several things, including:

  • A combination meal
  • A type of tableware
  • A type of dental dentures
  • Crystals and/or minerals that have formed in a combination,
  • A printing plate that has both line drawings and halftones
  • A combination wall plate molded with a variety of ports for various electrical items, such as switches and plugs.

Meal

A combination plate of American Chinese food, served on a disposable compartment plate dish

A combination plate may refer to a meal or plate with a combination of foods.[1][2][3]

Tableware

A combination plate may refer to a type of tableware plate, dish or platter that is designed with separate compartments for foods to be placed in.[4] This has also been referred to as a compartment plate[3] and a partition plate. Combination plate meals are sometimes served on this type of plate.[3] In Nepal, this type of plate is called a thaali, and is typically made of metal.[5] In Nepalese cuisine, the dish daal bhaat is often served on a thaali.[5] In the United States, compartment plates have been used to serve table d'hôte dinners.[3] In the United States, combination plates have been used as a part of U.S. army mess kits.[6]

Dentures

In dentistry, the term has referred to dentures prepared and cast with a combination of materials, such as gold and rubber, plastic and metallic material,[7] and gold and porcelain.[8]

Gemology

In gemology, a combination plate refers to two or more crystals and/or minerals that have formed in a combination.

Printing

In printing and graphic arts, a printing plate that has "both halftones and line drawings, often combined"[9][10]

Wall plate

A combination wall plate

A combination plate can refer to a combination wall plate that has a combination of ports for switches, plugs, etc.[11][12][13]

See also


References

  1. 傅培梅 (2005). Pei Mei's Chinese Cook Book (培梅食谱). 橘子文化事業有限公司. p. 3. ISBN 9867997670. https://books.google.com/books?id=Yj4dq0_knFUC&pg=PA3. 
  2. Catering Industry Employee. Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union.. 1918. p. 52. https://books.google.com/books?id=m1AMAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA52. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Hotel/motor Hotel Monthly. Clissold Publishing Company. 1913. p. 55. https://books.google.com/books?id=cVtGAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA55. 
  4. "Patent US2042801 - Combination dish". http://www.google.com/patents/US2042801.  Patent file date: April 10, 1933. Patent publication date: June 2, 1936.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Mayhew, B.; Bindloss, J.; Armington, S. (2006) (in tr). Nepal. Ediz. Inglese. Country Guides. Lonely Planet. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-74059-699-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=dtSIz1vwg4YC&pg=PA104. 
  6. Brown, J.E. (2001). Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Army. Gale virtual reference library. Greenwood Press. p. 307. ISBN 978-0-313-29322-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=ygqNt3ra-vYC&pg=PA307. Retrieved March 6, 2015. 
  7. The Southern Dental Journal. R.A. Holliday. 1891. p. 59. https://books.google.com/books?id=Dk4VAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA59.  ISSN 1053-5047
  8. Harlan, A.W.; Johnson, C.N. (1915). The Dental Review: A Monthly Journal Devoted to the Advancement of Dentistry. H.D. Justi & Son. pp. 37–38. https://books.google.com/books?id=FZI1AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA37. 
  9. Morris, Christopher G.; Morris, Christopher W. (10 September 1992). Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology. Academic Press. ISBN 9780122004001. https://books.google.com/books?id=nauWlPTBcjIC&pg=PA474. 
  10. Wijnekus, F.J.M.; Wijnekus, E.F.P.H. (2013). Dictionary of the Printing and Allied Industries: In English (with definitions), French, German, Dutch, Spanish and Italian. Elsevier Science. p. 357. ISBN 978-1-4832-8984-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=VQghBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA357. 
  11. Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation. March 1967. p. 6. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_4yADAAAAMBAJ.  ISSN 0161-7370
  12. Do-it-yourself Retailing. National Retail Hardware Association. 1986. p. 148. https://books.google.com/books?id=eq8SAQAAMAAJ&q=%22combination+wall+plate%22.  ISSN 8750-2569
  13. Company, Western Electric (1916). Electrical Supply Year Book. The Company. p. 526. https://books.google.com/books?id=AvpYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA526. 

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