tablewares

noun

Definition of tablewaresnext
plural of tableware
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as in flatware
eating and serving utensils during the party we ran short of tableware, so I went next door and borrowed some forks and knives

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as in plates
dishes used for eating or serving food or drink the couple would take out their good tableware only on special occasions

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  1. flatware
  2. plates
  3. glasses
Noun
  • Gold edgings and flatware tie them all together like a bow on a package.
    Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
  • That includes, but is not limited to, bags, bubble wrap, disposable flatware and cutlery, six-pack can holders, prescription-medicine bottles, toy lightsabres, those little table things that keep your pizza from getting smushed, and plastic lawn flamingos.
    Mark Remy, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of flatware
Noun
  • These requirements apply to vehicles with auto or light truck plates; vehicles with model years between 1996 and 2006 with a gross vehicle weight rating less than 8,501 pounds; and vehicles with model years 2007 and newer with a gross vehicle weight rating up to 14,000 pounds.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Some hits from the first iteration have been brought back, but the menu has been built out to include favorites from Thompson and Hynes’s recently closed Jaguar Sun and a few entirely new plates.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of plates
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  • Key Background Meta has faced backlash for the discreet camera on its smart glasses, which critics have said could enable bad actors to do more harm.
    Lindsey Choo, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Strain and serve in couple glasses, individually garnished with a thin slice of apple.
    Jillian Dara, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of glasses
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