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
Recent Examples on the Web Even the smallest details—like the dishes and silverware—are meant to feel luxurious. Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024 Built in the 1890s, the stately private social club in midtown Manhattan boasts an elegant dining room with chandeliers, ornate silverware, and for one day, a 65-year-old hip-hop icon wearing sparkly pants, an Olympic women’s water-polo team T-shirt and a Team USA clock dangling from his neck. Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024 Best Solo Cups Season Five Stacy Snyder, examining Izzy Zapata’s apartment, discovers that his kitchen is full of disposable plates and silverware rather than porcelain, china, or even higher quality reusable plastic plates. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024 Sporting immortality still beckons, with Spieth just one PGA Championship victory away from becoming only the sixth player in history to clinch all four professional majors, but the Texan is eyeing a legacy that can be measured in more than just silverware. Patrick Snell, CNN, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for silverware 

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Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 26 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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