Bowles (formerly of Norwich Theatre), master of the Yarmouth Academy, was entertained at luncheon at the Black Lion Tavern in that town, and presented by his former pupils with a silver salver weighing 84 ozs.
He places large salver with tea in tea-pot, dish of kidneys, and eggs in stand on chair at top R.
Before him lay a large salver strewed in great profusion with pieces of silver coin from a bit to a dollar.
Thorne, pointing to a sort of salver resting upon a low tripod directly in front of the picture.
Returning then, he veiled the picture, flung the salver out of the window, and dismissed the huddled throng of frightened students, warning them to be silent as to the night's events.
As he spoke, he touched the salver with a lighted match, so that a blue alcoholic flame flickered up before the curtain, making the poor lad's face seem more ghastly than ever.
The two youths with the dripping spear enter, amid the lamentation of the company, are followed by the two maidens with the salver wherein is a man's head, and the outcry redoubles.
Then enter two maidens with a salver in which a man's head swims in blood.
His features were set, in well-trained impassivity; but his eyelids flickered nervously as he handed the silver salver to his mistress.
Groatley, waiting to see them off, took it; picked up a silver salver from the hall table, and followed Lady Ingleby to her sitting-room.
She lifted up the great gold salver with her fair arms.
I should have dashed thesalver out of Lord Bergamot’s hand, had I met him.
Boyer took hold of the salverwith a kind of jealous officiousness, and came and presented it to the viscount, who took from it a rather voluminous envelope, sealed with black wax.
These she set down upon the table; then stood spinning the salver cleverly upon the point of her index finger and watching us through half-closed eyes.
My companion took out some loose coins, but the girl thrust the proffered payment aside with her disengaged hand, the salver still whirling upon the upraised finger of the other.
When the last offering has been made, the women again raise the salver and the party fares back to Vishnu's house, where a rude shrine of Satvai (the Sixth Mother) has been prepared.
Each must have his hair cut short, and the waiter must wear white gloves while waiting at table or when handing refreshments; even a glass of water on a silver salver must be brought with a gloved hand.
Above this stands a large silver salver or oblong tray, lined with reflecting glass, on which Dresden swan and silver lilies seem floating in a veritable lake.
On the salver lay a single birra of Pan, covered with gold leaf, one of those which, on the conclusion of the ceremony, would be distributed by thousands.
The lady Lurlee, he said, had one day distributed sugar-candy and pan to all the household, and to the mosque and other holy places in the town: and some had been sent to him on a silver salver covered with a cloth of brocade.
A servant took up the salver and tray as Fazil entered, and the chiefs prepared to rise at the signal, as did also the Khan.
Roffredo, reassured, rushed to the nearest attendant, took a goblet from the salver and presented it to the Queen of the Groves.
Then, beckoning to one of the attendants, he took from the salverthus offered to him a goblet, which he filled with the dark crimson wine.
There was a salver in his hand, and on the salver a note.
Are you sure the salver was not pawned by a woman?
To emphasize his need of money, the salver was pawned, I thought by Mrs. Ashworth, but doubtless Eade did it himself, choosing a busy time.
Did you comment upon the fact when he pawned the salver in his own name?
Now I suggest that when you picked out Hall you were really identifying the man you knew as George Cross, and that the man who pawned the salver and gave the name Hall was a different person altogether.
We own that thus they have not a Flavour equal to that of their juicy Bloom; but yet, under this Disadvantage, they pique the Palate, and become a Salver better than any other Fruit at its first Appearance.
The mulatto opened the door as eagerly as if he were admitting some long-desired friend; but when the shutter swung back, the old crone and her salver were not there.
A few minutes later a knock came at his door, and the old woman entered with a huge salver covered with steaming dishes.
Herculanus hastily started up, snatched one of the goblets from the salver and emptied it at one draught.
He walked very slowly, for he carried three goblets, all filled: two small ones on a silver salver in his right hand, and the large imperial beaker in his left.
Davus carried the last cup to the Illyrian and set the silver salver on the table.
On the salver lay some verses composed and printed in the hero's honor.
Count Ilya, again thrusting his way through the crowd, went out of the drawing room and reappeared a minute later with another committeeman, carrying a large silver salver which he presented to Prince Bagration.
Kutuzov raised his head and looked for a long while into the eyes of Count Tolstoy, who stood before him holding a silver salver on which lay a small object.
Feeling himself in their power, he resolutely took the salver with both hands and looked sternly and reproachfully at the count who had presented it to him.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "salver" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: dish; platter; receptacle
