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I encountered this word while reading about English tea etiquette. It seems to mean a set of desserts but I didn't find any sources that'd corroborate my hunch.

With its notoriously elegant decorum, I anticipated my first afternoon tea in London would involve learning some etiquette. But the only instruction I received from my server at The Milestone Hotel was to make my way from the finger sandwiches on the bottom tray of the curate presented before me upwards to the sweet pastries on top. (source)

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I've never heard this term used before. But from the OED:

curate, n.

II.6 (British) a cake stand with two or more tiers. Obsolete. rare.

Something like this:

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