as in silver
eating and serving utensils
asked for inexpensive stemware and flatware for their wedding
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Recent Examples of flatware
Should there still be plates and flatware at their spot, or only glasses?
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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
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
Refined elegance in the form of flatware simply elevates any dining experience.
—Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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
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
Refined elegance in the form of flatware simply elevates any dining experience.
—Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatware
Noun
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Upon its arrival at your table, a server will present for inspection an ornate silver dagger, pull it with a flourish from its curved sheath, and proceed to saw off the head of the Mother at approximately her Tropic of Cancer.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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The side slit of Rodrigo’s dress revealed the singer’s metallic silver heels.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Now it is done to rest his stars for the Europa League and it can only be vindicated with silverware.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Inzaghi's side sits atop the Serie A standings and is resolutely poised to fight for three pieces of silverware over the next six weeks.—
David Ferrini,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Investigators were also not immediately aware of how Taylor was able to board the airplane with a knife, though Williams acknowledged that the country's smaller airstrips lacked security to fully search passengers.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Authorities were called to a residence there, near Harrison Avenue and West Bridger Street, the evening of April 5 to investigate a report of a physical disturbance involving a person with a knife.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Dishes include all non-metal tableware and kitchenware except for utensils; pots and pans include iron and steel cookware; lamps include only non-LED lamps.—
Pablo Robles,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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For most passengers, the promise of a nicer meal with proper tableware, and an empty middle seat won’t justify the premium.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Flatware.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatware. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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