Definitions
1.nounAn item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert.
2.nounA unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful.
3.nounMore generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon.