More rather than less seems to be the operative word, as plates piled high arrived at each diner's place.

Soon they were seated around the table, their plates piled high, their goblets filled with May wine.

They were oversize plates piled high with sparkling ingredients.

But as the owner comes up, I see he is carrying a plate piled high with mutton and potatoes.

On the table in front of him were plates piled high with bread and butter and cheese.

Before him was a lacquer tea service, a small plate piled with rice cakes.

It was almost the same group, dull, drinking, composed of three men, although there were dirty plates piled at the bar's end.

You get a plate piled high with salt cod, shrimp, assorted meats and vegetables.

Carrying the plate piled with sandwiches, he walked off toward a group of his teammates.

Before leaving the kitchen I noticed there were dirty coffee cups and plates piled in the sink.