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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Get your tablescape ready with a shiny new set of flatware.
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Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2024
Since June 2023, consumers have seen prices deflate for goods like home furniture for a living room, kitchen or dining room (down by 4.9%), appliances (-3.6%), toys (-6%), dishes and flatware (-10.2%) and outdoor equipment like grills and garden supplies (-4.3%).
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 July 2024
Keep dishes, glasses and flatware by the dishwasher.
—Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024
Coal, timber, draperies, and flatware filled European trade routes.
—Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
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Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2024
Since June 2023, consumers have seen prices deflate for goods like home furniture for a living room, kitchen or dining room (down by 4.9%), appliances (-3.6%), toys (-6%), dishes and flatware (-10.2%) and outdoor equipment like grills and garden supplies (-4.3%).
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 July 2024
Keep dishes, glasses and flatware by the dishwasher.
—Marni Jameson, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024
Coal, timber, draperies, and flatware filled European trade routes.
—Jeremy Adelman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2015
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“Flatware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flatware. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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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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