Eddie poured a spreading puddle of the ketchup on his butter plate.

At one meal, butter plates were left on the table through dessert; at another we had to ask for forks.

Our waitress was always smiling (and informative) but sometimes did not notice an empty butter plate or know who ordered which dish.

Used butter plates and a basket of stale rolls were still on our table when we left.

Billy stood in the doorway, holding the butter plate from the kitchen in one hand.

Billy appeared in the doorway holding the butter plate.

Trading can be done neatly by passing bites on butter plates.

It could be used for olive oil for bread dipping, but every diner already had his own butter plate.

And their leaves, which are as big as butter plates, can shade a young tree right out of existence.

Susan cut her tuna steak in two and put one half of it aside on her butter plate.