Salver vs. Tray

Salvernoun

One who salves or cures.

Salvernoun

One who pretends to cure; a quacksalver.

Salvernoun

One who salves or saves goods, etc. from destruction or loss.

Salvernoun

A tray used to display or serve food or other items (such as a visiting card).

Salvernoun

One who salves, or uses salve as a remedy; hence, a quacksalver, or quack.

Salvernoun

A salvor.

Salvernoun

A tray or waiter on which anything is presented.

Salvernoun

a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver

Salver

A salver is a flat heavy tray of silver, other metal or glass used for carrying or serving glasses, cups, and dishes at a table, or for the presenting of a letter or card by a servant. In a royal or noble household the fear of poisoning led to the custom of tasting the food or beverage before it was served to the master and his guests; this was known as the assay of meat and drink, and in Spanish was called salva.

Traynoun

A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.

Traynoun

A flat carrier for items being transported.

Traynoun

The items on a full tray.

Traynoun

A component of a device into which an item is placed for use in the device's operations.

Traynoun

  A notification area used for icons and alerts.

Traynoun

(obsolete) Trouble; annoyance; anger.

Trayverb

(transitive) To place (items) on a tray.

Trayverb

(intransitive) To slide down a snow-covered hill on a tray from a cafeteria.

Trayverb

To grieve; annoy.

Trayverb

To betray.

Trayverb

To betray; to deceive.

Traynoun

A small trough or wooden vessel, sometimes scooped out of a block of wood, for various domestic uses, as in making bread, chopping meat, etc.

Traynoun

A flat, broad vessel on which dishes, glasses, etc., are carried; a waiter; a salver.

Traynoun

A shallow box, generally without a top, often used within a chest, trunk, box, etc., as a removable receptacle for small or light articles.

Traynoun

an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food

Traynoun

a flat, shallow container with a raised rim, typically used for carrying food and drink, or for holding small items or loose material

Tray

A tray is a shallow platform designed for the carrying of items. It can be fashioned from numerous materials, including silver, brass, sheet iron, paperboard, wood, melamine, and molded pulp.