flatware
noun
flat·ware
ˈflat-ˌwer 
: relatively flat tableware
especially
: eating and serving utensils (such as knives, forks, and spoons) compare hollowware
Examples of flatware in a Sentence
asked for inexpensive stemware and flatware for their wedding
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
Give every flatware category its own home with a drawer organizer.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
This gear could include two nesting frying pans up to 12 inches (305 mm) in diameter; two nesting pots up to 5 liters; four nesting plates; four nesting cups; four nesting bowls; four flatware sets; four spice jars; and miscellaneous cooking tools.
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The brand also offers a silver cream and liquid polish that removes tarnish and restores shine to flatware, trays, and other decorative pieces.
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Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
Give every flatware category its own home with a drawer organizer.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
This gear could include two nesting frying pans up to 12 inches (305 mm) in diameter; two nesting pots up to 5 liters; four nesting plates; four nesting cups; four nesting bowls; four flatware sets; four spice jars; and miscellaneous cooking tools.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025
The brand also offers a silver cream and liquid polish that removes tarnish and restores shine to flatware, trays, and other decorative pieces.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flatware
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“Flatware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flatware. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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flatware
noun
flat·ware
ˈflat-ˌwa(ə)r
-ˌwe(ə)r
: eating and serving utensils (as forks, spoons, and knives)
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