stemware
3
4.5
- noun
- /ˈstɛmˌwɛr/
:
cristalería
- The elegant dinner was complemented by beautiful stemware that enhanced the wine's flavor.
- crystal stemware
- stemware and flatware
- stemware for wine
Examples
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Walter looked across the table through the diamond-cut stemware.
Fiction book (1998) -
But there's a ton of beautiful stemware in here and beautiful decanters and glasses.
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Both women lifted their stemware and tried to drink.
Fiction book (2001) -
...which they'll probably never use because it's crystal stemware.
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I was sipping Canadian spring water from a piece of company stemware.
Fiction book (1997) -
A wall of glass separated them from a dinner party halfway up a building, sparkling stemware, red wine, and white.
Fiction book (1993) -
We got the antique china and stemware down from the cabinet and dusted off two place settings.
Blog text (3) -
AJ had purchased the plastic stemware more than a week ago in anticipation of today's event.
Fiction book (2002) -
I love going to restaurants that require reservations weeks (if not months) in advance, places with crisp white linens, fancy stemware, impeccable service, and creative dishes (and very small portions);
Blog text (34) -
It was a bar in much the manner she’d hoped for: dark wood, subdued, a television flashing silvery stills of the day’s bad news from between the shiny glasses and stemware.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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1.0
Drinking cups and similar items considered as a group
10
2.5
Items made of glass used for serving food or drinks
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Etymology
Stemware combines stem, meaning the thin part of a plant or the long support under a wine glass, and ware, 'things' you use, just like glassware. So stemware is easy to remember: it means drinking glasses that have a stem and a base, such as wine glasses or champagne flutes.