as in plates
a small, round dish that you put a cup on
The tea was served in elegant white teacups with red saucers.
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Recent Examples of saucers
Then came the tray, the sweet clamor of cups and saucers.
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Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
Keep in Mind Matching saucers are sold separately.
—Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
Purchase several resin or plastic plant saucers that can be switched out each morning so the birds have fresh water daily.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
One guy’s eyes went as wide as saucers.
—Virginia Madsen, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Some are shaped like shallow bowls or saucers, whereas others have vertical walls.
—Associated Press, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes do not need much water to reproduce and tend to lay eggs just above the water line in small, artificial sources of water, like buckets, pet dishes, fountains and bird baths, plant pots and saucers and old tires.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Prevent mosquito breeding by eliminating standing water from flower pots, saucers, birdbaths or pool covers.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Get rid of standing water in flower pots, saucers, birdbaths and other outdoor containers.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
Keep in Mind Matching saucers are sold separately.
—Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
Purchase several resin or plastic plant saucers that can be switched out each morning so the birds have fresh water daily.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
One guy’s eyes went as wide as saucers.
—Virginia Madsen, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Some are shaped like shallow bowls or saucers, whereas others have vertical walls.
—Associated Press, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes do not need much water to reproduce and tend to lay eggs just above the water line in small, artificial sources of water, like buckets, pet dishes, fountains and bird baths, plant pots and saucers and old tires.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Prevent mosquito breeding by eliminating standing water from flower pots, saucers, birdbaths or pool covers.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Get rid of standing water in flower pots, saucers, birdbaths and other outdoor containers.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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