dinnerware
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈdɪnərˌwɛr/
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- We set the table with elegant dinnerware for the special occasion.
- dinnerware set
- porcelain dinnerware
- handmade dinnerware
Examples
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This sort of dinnerware collection features luminous colors, and it's truly hand-painted.
Blog text (22) -
My dinnerware has poinsettias on it to match my dinner glasses.
Blog text (17) -
I got the wrong dinnerware.
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Also, should one get rid of plates and dinnerware?
Blog text (3) -
Plates and dinnerware can be washed.
Blog text (3) -
I would like to say a few words about dinnerware and cutlery...
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We ate on hand-painted china, used sterling silver dinnerware, and had our food served on sterling silver platters.
Fiction book (1993) -
All the dinnerware; plates, cups, utensils, napkins, and such are all laid out to perfection.
Blog text (4) -
Behind the leaded-glass cabinet doors of an antique sideboard, stacks of Wedgewood dinnerware gleamed.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Soiree dinnerware is on sale at 20 percent off this week at Kitchen Pantry & Parlor," Freeman said, already making his way into the kitchen to retrieve another bowl of oatmeal and a mop.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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3.5
Plates, cups, and dishes used for serving or eating food
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2.9
A matching set of plates, knives, and sometimes glasses that you use to serve a formal meal
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2.7
Plates, glasses, and cutlery used for serving and eating food at a table
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2.8
Plates, bowls, and cups used for serving and eating food
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3.1
A set of matching dishes and utensils used at the dining table
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1.3
A matching set of plates, bowls, and cups for serving dinner
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Etymology
Dinnerware is a simple compound: dinner means 'the main meal' and ware means 'things' or 'goods', as in tableware or glassware. So, dinnerware means the plates, bowls and other items you use to serve and eat a meal.