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- For those of you that have not dined in a really elegant restaurant lately, a charger plate is a large dish that is on the table when you are seated and other plates and dishes are placed, or loaded, on top of it. The term is either from the Anglo-Norman chargeour meaning that which loads, or from the Old French chargeoir meaning a utensil that is used to load (in this case food onto a dish). The command "charge your glasses" traditionally given before toast is of the same origin. The term dates to the early 14th century.
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- A charger plate is an over-sized plate usually in a bright color or with intricate decorative patterns. The charger plate sits beneath the main course plate and it both adorns the table and protects the table linen. The word "charger" comes from the Italian word "caricare" which means "to load." Charger plates were used in Medieval England to convey food to the table, such a large pieces of meat. Back then, chargers could range from 8 to 18 inches. Nowadays, chargers are usually 11 to 14 inches; anything larger is used as a platter.
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- Chargers are large plates or plate-like items that sit under the salad or dinner plate during a formal meal or banquet. They are larger than the plates, which contain the food, and serve to decorate each individual area of the table. The charger remains in front of the guest while the plates from each course come and go. You can create or use a unique charger to decorate your table.
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- A charger plate is an over-sized plate usually in a bright color or with intricate decorative patterns. The charger plate sits beneath the main course plate and it both adorns the table and protects the table linen. The word "charger" comes from the Italian word "caricare" which means "to load." Charger plates were used in Medieval England to convey food to the table, such a large pieces of meat. Back then, chargers could range from 8 to 18 inches. Nowadays, chargers are usually 11 to 14 inches; anything larger is used as a platter.
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