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noun
Eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Plates, dishes and other relatively flat crockery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
silverware eating utensils
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: silver
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: silverware
noun
tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tableware
Narrower terms: plate, platter, saucer
History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *flataz Old Norse flatrbor. Middle English flat English flat Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English flatware From flat + -ware.
