'Dessert spoon' definitions:
Definition of 'dessert spoon'
(from WordNet)
noun
A spoon larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon
Definition of 'Dessert spoon'
From: GCIDE
- Dessert \Des*sert"\, n. [F., fr. desservir to remove from table, to clear the table; pref. des- (L. dis-) + servir to serve, to serve at table. See Serve.] A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the last course at dinner. [1913 Webster]
- "An 't please your honor," quoth the peasant, "This same dessert is not so pleasant." --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- Dessert spoon, a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon.
- Dessert-spoonful, n., pl. Dessert-spoonfuls, as much as a dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and a half fluid drams. [1913 Webster]