silverware

noun

sil·​ver·​ware ˈsil-vər-ˌwer How to pronounce silverware (audio)

Examples of silverware in a Sentence

The team has gone two seasons without winning any silverware. we keep the silverware in a separate drawer
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The silverware itself is by the by — a token gesture for a friendly fixture — but far more attention is being paid to Inter and Atletico Madrid’s rationale for agreeing to take part. Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 Its latest exhibition centers around silverware artisan Chen Yingze. Denni Hu, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 Head out to your local vintage store and pick up some small silverware. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025 The whole thing was 0nce an old British hunting outpost, built for grand hunting parties with elephants, silverware, and crates of champagne carried through thick jungle by unnamed brown men. Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for silverware

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of silverware was in 1848

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“Silverware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silverware. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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silverware

noun
sil·​ver·​ware -ˌwa(ə)r How to pronounce silverware (audio)
-ˌwe(ə)r
1
: tableware made of or plated with silver
2

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