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Webster 1913 Edition

Dish

Dish

(dĭsh)
,
Noun.
[AS.
disc
, L.
discus
dish, disc, quoit, fr. Gr.
δίσκοσ
quoit, fr.
δικεῖν
to throw. Cf.
Dais
,
Desk
,
Disc
,
Discus
.]
1.
A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table.
She brought forth butter in a lordly
dish
.
Judg. v. 25.
Home-home
dishes
that drive one from home.
Hood.
3.
The state of being concave, or like a dish, or the degree of such concavity;
as, the
dish
of a wheel
.
4.
A hollow place, as in a field.
Ogilvie.
5.
(Mining)
(a)
A trough about 28 inches long, 4 deep, and 6 wide, in which ore is measured.
(b)
That portion of the produce of a mine which is paid to the land owner or proprietor.

Dish

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Dished
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Dishing
.]
1.
To put in a dish, ready for the table.
2.
To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish;
as, to
dish
a wheel by inclining the spokes
.
3.
To frustrate; to beat; to ruin.
[Low]
To dish out
.
1.
To serve out of a dish; to distribute in portions at table.
2.
(Arch.)
To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood.
2.
to dispense freely; – also used figuratively;
as, to
dish out
punishment; to
dish out
abuse or insult
.
–
To dish up
,
to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc., and put in dishes to be served at table.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dish

DISH

,
Noun.
[Gr., L. It is the same word as disk and desk, and seems to signify something flat, plain or extended.]
1.
A broad open vessel, made of various materials, used for serving up meat and various kinds of food at the table. It is sometimes used for a deep hollow vessel for liquors.
2.
The meat or provisions served in a dish. Hence, any particular kind of food.
I have here a dish of doves.
We say, a dish of veal or venison; a cold dish; a warm dish; a delicious dish.
3.
Among miners, a trough in which ore is measure, about 28 inches long, 4 deep and 6 wide.

DISH

,
Verb.
T.
To put in a dish; as, the meat is all dished, and ready for the table.

Definition 2024

dish

dish

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English

Noun

dish ‎(plural dishes)

  1. A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.
    • Bible, Judges v. 25
      She brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
  2. The contents of such a vessel.
    a dish of stew
  3. A specific type of prepared food.
    a vegetable dish
    this dish is filling and easily made
    • Shakespeare
      a dish fit for the gods
  4. (in the plural) Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal.
    It's your turn to wash the dishes.
  5. A type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl, as in satellite dish, radar dish.
  6. (slang) A sexually attractive person.
  7. The state of being concave, like a dish, or the degree of such concavity.
    the dish of a wheel
  8. A hollow place, as in a field.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ogilvie to this entry?)
  9. (mining) A trough in which ore is measured.
  10. (mining) That portion of the produce of a mine which is paid to the land owner or proprietor.
  11. (slang) Gossip

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Verb

dish ‎(third-person singular simple present dishes, present participle dishing, simple past and past participle dished)

  1. (transitive) To put in a dish or dishes; serve, usually food.
    The restaurant dished up a delicious Italian brunch.
  2. (informal, slang) To gossip; to relay information about the personal situation of another.
  3. (transitive) To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish.
    to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes
  4. (slang, archaic, transitive) To frustrate; to beat; to ruin.

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Etymology

From Old English disc from West Proto-Germanic *disk-, from Latin discus. Cognate with Dutch dis ‎(“table”), German Tisch ‎(“table”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: dĭsh, IPA(key): /dɪʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃ

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