tableware

noun

ta·​ble·​ware ˈtā-bəl-ˌwer How to pronounce tableware (audio)
: utensils (as of china, glass, or silver) for table use

Examples of tableware in a Sentence

during the party we ran short of tableware, so I went next door and borrowed some forks and knives the couple would take out their good tableware only on special occasions
Recent Examples on the Web Markle’s new company will sell tableware, cookbooks, dinnerware, jellies, jams, and more, according to the company’s trademark application. TIME, 14 Mar. 2024 The French tableware house has a remarkable history: Its glittering silverware accompanied the lavish buffets of Emperor Napoleon and sat in the cutlery drawers of the late fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld. Joshua Glass, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2023 Others remarked that the brand’s gold logo seems designed to exploit Meghan’s royal connections, while her company’s possible line of products — jams, tableware, linens — seem similar to what tourists can find at gift shops at British royal palaces. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024 The porcelain tableware and water vessel, as well as a vase set on a nearby plinth, were made by the ceramist Elsa Brunet, whose pottery classes in Saint-Germain Lee Vasquez has taken for the past two years. Alice Cavanagh, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024 It was founded by the French federation of craft professionals and showcases hundreds of their unique handmade works, from statement necklaces to ceramic tableware. Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024 Photo: Nikolaj Møller / Courtesy of Akua Almost all of the tableware is mouth-blown and hand-crafted in Murano, Italy, or Bohemia in the Czech Republic; both are areas with longstanding traditions of glass making. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024 That company, according to the records, offers retail items such as jams and preserves, butters, tablewares, cutlery, tablecloths, cookbooks and digital recipe offerings. Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024 These included amphorae, a type of tall and narrow storage container, as well as kitchenware and tableware. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1766, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tableware was in 1766

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“Tableware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tableware. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

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tableware

noun
ta·​ble·​ware ˈtā-bəl-ˌwa(ə)r How to pronounce tableware (audio)
-ˌwe(ə)r
: utensils (as of china, glass, or silver) for table use

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