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 Add to a Halloween Tablescape: Use the candle as a centerpiece surrounded by black plates, gold flatware, and elegant glassware for a spooky yet sophisticated dinner party. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025 That includes floors, stoves, sinks, countertops, flatware, plates and tools. Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2025 Allura also showcases a new line of service and flatware, which will eventually be the Jacques standard on other Oceania ships. Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025 An improved spray arm and filter gets dishes, flatware and glasses cleaner. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for flatware
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Noun
  • The Pixel Watch 4 comes in black or silver, with the larger version also offering a Satin Moonstone finish, and the smaller version adding Champagne Gold to the mix.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The towering metallic heel is often paired with long gowns or wide-legged trousers, like Jennifer Lopez wore in silver while in New York earlier this week.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Head out to your local vintage store and pick up some small silverware.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The whole thing was 0nce an old British hunting outpost, built for grand hunting parties with elephants, silverware, and crates of champagne carried through thick jungle by unnamed brown men.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At least one of the many knife wounds on Greenberg’s body was to the back of her neck.
    Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Place the point of a large chef’s knife at the center of the lobster just below the large claws.
    Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ceramic tableware is all custom, and available to purchase at Gem Home.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Table card holders are, in this writer’s opinion, one of the greatest tableware value adds to any dinner party.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Flatware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatware. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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