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Quotation dates: 1734
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†HALFMESS, adj. ? Found only in comb. halfmess plate, a small plate, prob. corresp. to the modern dessert plate.Sc. 1734 J. Spotiswood Hope's Practicks 539:
A Dozen of Pewter Plates, if they be of one Mould; otherwise, only the three following, viz. A great Charger Plate, A Broth Plate, An Halfmess Plate.
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