"silver service" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} silver service (uncountable)
  1. Style of catering where the food is delivered to the table on a platter held by the waiter and served to the customer's plate using a fork and spoon. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-silver_service-en-noun-w9cdw2ur Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. (by extension) Any service which is of especially good quality. Tags: broadly, uncountable
    Sense id: en-silver_service-en-noun-eqdc0mSY

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