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copperware

copperware

6.2
Items made of copper, often kitchen or decorative pieces
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑːpərˌwɛr/
translation icon : utensilios de cobre
  • The chef prepared a delicious meal using beautiful copperware for cooking.

Examples

  • Especially popular are Sultanic ceremonial copperware and reproductions of domestic objects.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Second to rug-making, the city's principal product is copperware.

    Blog text (6)
  • She displayed her collection of antique copperware on the kitchen shelves.

  • They purchased new copperware for their upcoming dinner party.

Synonyms

cookware
vscopperware
10 1.1

Things like pots and pans that you use to cook food

is made wholly or partly from a reddish metal and may be decorative
kitchenware
vscopperware
4 1.8

Items used in a kitchen for cooking or serving food, like pans and plates

is made wholly or partly from a reddish metal rather than any material
housewares
vscopperware
1 1.6

Things you use in the home for cooking and cleaning like pots and pans

is focused on items made from one metal rather than general home goods
metalware
vscopperware
1 5.0

Metal items used in the home, like forks or trays

is made of a particular metal rather than metal in general

How Durable

steel
23 3.7
cast iron
  • Specialized
12 3.7
ironware
5.6
copperware
6.2
tinware
  • Archaic
6.5

Surface Forms

copperware singular
copperwares plural

Morphology

copperware = copper + ware (transparent) = copper + ware

The meaning is directly the combination of 'copper' (the metal) + 'ware' (articles/goods), so learners can derive it readily.

Etymology

Copperware combines copper, the metal named after the island 'Cyprus', and ware, a word for 'goods' or home items like tableware. So copperware simply means 'goods' or kitchen and decorative items made of copper, which helps explain why the word refers to pots, pans, and similar objects.