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Synonyms for flatware

Grammar : Noun

Spell : flat-wair

Phonetic Transcription : ˈflætˌwɛər

Définition of flatware

Origin : 1851, from flat (adj.) + ware (n.). Originally as distinguished from hollow ware; U.S. sense of "domestic cutlery" recorded by 1895.

As in silverware : noun silver
As in silverware : noun eating utensils

Example sentences :

She loved the flatware—it always made her think of a wedding—sometimes of her own.
Extract from : « Ptomaine Street » by Carolyn Wells

She reveled in the white tiles, the white gloss paint, the eternal clearing-up and the clatter of flatware.
Extract from : « Ptomaine Street » by Carolyn Wells

His flatware is usually distinguished by a shell motif, and gadroon edges finish and decorate many of his pieces.
Extract from : « Seaport in Virginia » by Gay Montague Moore

He frequently decorated his flatware with a refined etching or gravure, his hollow ware with reeding.
Extract from : « Seaport in Virginia » by Gay Montague Moore

Little of this, understandably, was likely to have been thrown away or lost, except for an occasional piece of flatware.
Extract from : « The Cultural History of Marlborough, Virginia » by C. Malcolm Watkins

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