flatware
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2.6
- noun
- /ˈflætˌwɛr/
- US
:
cubiertos
- Dinner was served on elegant plates with shiny flatware neatly arranged on the table.
- silver flatware
I do feel like with flatware, it's one of those things that you get your money's worth when you invest in the good pieces.
- I do feel like with flatware, it's one of those things that you get your money's worth when you invest in the good pieces.
Examples
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A couple of waitresses bring flatware, napkins, and anything you add to your order later.
Fiction book (1991) -
Darkness had fallen, and in the dining room, Norma was setting the table, laying the placemats and flatware with a precision that had come from years of repeating the same movements.
Fiction book (2002) -
A sterling silver flatware set went for a little over $1,000 back in October.
Blog text (8) -
I know party supply stores have plastic flatware in tons of colors.
Blog text (6) -
Everyone looked down at their place settings and toyed with their flatware.
Fiction book (1992) -
And she'd say, "No, I want a set of sterling-silver flatware."
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But the biscuits were light, and the plates, the flatware, were sparkling and arranged just so.
Fiction book (1992) -
Carefully pack a Rubbermaid bin with service for four, flatware, mixing bowls, and a few pots and pans.
Blog text (23) -
Constance insisted on setting her table personally, the flatware, the crystal, the china, the candelabra, the flowers, all situated just so on creamy Irish linen.
Fiction book (1997) -
All ice swans, fresh cut flowers, and sterling flatware; a bewildering array of food arranged on heaping platters down the center.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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1.1
Things like knives, forks, and spoons used for eating and serving food
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1.4
Knives, forks, and spoons used for eating, often made of a shiny white metal
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1.8
Knives, forks, and spoons used for eating or serving food
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1.0
A tool like a fork, knife or spoon that you use to cut and eat food
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Morphology
Etymology
Flatware comes from flat and ware, where 'ware' means 'objects', as in silverware and tableware. So, flatware is the flat objects used for eating, like knives, forks and spoons.