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holloware

holloware

1 9.9
Dishes like bowls or teapots for serving food and drink
  • noun
  • /ˈhɑloʊˌwɛr/
  • Specialized
: vajilla hueca
  • For her wedding reception, she chose elegant holloware to serve the main dishes.

Examples

  • Look at that beautiful holloware set!

  • The silver holloware set included a beautifully crafted teapot and matching sugar bowl.

  • Her collection of Victorian holloware includes teapots, serving bowls, and creamers.

  • The antique silver holloware was displayed in the dining room cabinet.

  • They polished the holloware before setting the table for the formal dinner.

  • My grandmother's holloware is over a hundred years old.

  • The antique shop displayed various pieces of holloware, each with a unique design and history.

Synonyms

dinnerware
vsholloware
5 2.7

Items like plates and bowls for serving and eating food at a meal

focuses on hollow serving vessels, often metal and used for food service
hollowware
vsholloware
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A hollow container like a teapot or bowl used to hold and serve food and drink

means the same but uses the spelling with an extra w

Surface Forms

holloware singular
hollowares plural

Morphology

holloware = hollow + ware (transparent) = hollow + ware

Formed by the productive compound pattern 'X + ware' meaning goods of type X; the meaning 'ware that is hollow' is recoverable from the components.

Etymology

Holloware comes from hollow meaning 'empty inside' and ware meaning 'goods' or 'items', like in tableware. A helpful image is a hollow dish or teapot that holds food or drink, so holloware means dishes such as bowls, teapots and sugar basins used for serving.