flatware

as in silver
eating and serving utensils asked for inexpensive stemware and flatware for their wedding

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Recent Examples of flatware Save a whopping 62 percent on this 65-piece set of flatware from Mikasa, and Malacasa’s white porcelain plate and bowl grouping that serves six people is now $88 for a total of 24 pieces. Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024 Napkins and table cloths are still linen, but stainless steel flatware has replaced the silverware of 30 years ago. Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 17 Nov. 2024 Mikasa flatware service for 12: on sale for $106.62 Original price: $299.99 Get more than 50% off this Mikasa, Regent Bead Flatware Service for 12. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2024 Holden Flatware Set Don't forget to add a flatware set to the list of table essentials. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flatware 
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Noun
  • Hough accessorized with a small black bag and statement silver earrings.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Of these, 288 are denarii, the standard silver coin, and 72 are aurei, a denser, golden coin that was originally worth 25 denarii.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Bring a travel mug to the local coffee store for takeout and silverware to the office to cut back on plastic cups and utensils.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The tape measure, scissors, some rubber bands, chopsticks, pliers, a spare charging cord, the sewing kit, matches, that knife that doesn’t match the silverware.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Sony has a gross horror item called Heart Eyes in which as the red-band trailer shows sees one main character done in with a knife thrust into eye in grisly fashion.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
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    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Among the families that are most attached to their fancy tableware today are those for whom the experience of emerging from poverty and adversity is still fresh.
    Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Such was the case for her first foray into tableware.
    Mel Studach, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025

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“Flatware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatware. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.

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