Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Tableware that is fairly flat and fashioned usually of a single piece, as plates.
- noun Table utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ceramics, plates, dishes, saucers, and the like, collectively, as distinguished from hollow-ware.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun eating utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons, considered collectively.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US Eating utensils;
cutlery , such as forks, knives and spoons. - noun
plates ,dishes and other relativelyflat crockery .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece
- noun silverware eating utensils
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Examples
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Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled flatware sets immediately and contact the company to return the product and obtain a free replacement.
unknown title 2009
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If you're using all the same napkins and plates (and I was), mismatching the flatware is a great way to add some unexpected interest to an otherwise semi-blah table.
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The Arc Keyboard is all about the home, and Microsoft Hardware's industrial design team drew its inspiration from modern home accessories such as flatware, lighting fixtures and vases.
SiliconIndia.com 2010
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I have never had enough on one kind of flatware to set a whole table anyway and also just hoped no one noticed.
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Mum remembers monitoring for several months a genuine fairy circle, and delivering gifts of home-made fairy crockery and flatware for which there were always enchanting thank-you letters written out on gumleaves waiting for her the next day.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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When I got out of law school, I had three goals for my incipient life as a real person: a real bed that didn't fold out, framed pictures on the wall instead of posters stuck up with masking tape that doesn't leave a mark and cost you part of your security deposit, and matching dishes and flatware.
Forget Martha Stewart— Try Mother Hubbard Ellen M. Kozak 2011
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Fun dishes, flatware, and glasses that come from a variety of places, including shuttered restaurants and hotels, at amazing prices.
Faith Hope Consolo: The Faithful Shopper: Fun Furnishings Faith Hope Consolo 2010
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The most-popular items registered at four big retailers, Bed Bath & Beyond , Target, Macy's and Crate and Barrel, highlight some marked departures from perennially popular flatware, small appliances and other traditional items.
The Gifts on Every Wedding List Sue Shellenbarger 2011
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Fun dishes, flatware, and glasses that come from a variety of places, including shuttered restaurants and hotels, at amazing prices.
Faith Hope Consolo: The Faithful Shopper: Fun Furnishings Faith Hope Consolo 2010
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Fun dishes, flatware, and glasses that come from a variety of places, including shuttered restaurants and hotels, at amazing prices.
Faith Hope Consolo: The Faithful Shopper: Fun Furnishings Faith Hope Consolo 2010
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