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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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Noun
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In the case of flatware, the analogous dish might be ice cream alone, where the fork would be superfluous.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2025 -
Should there still be plates and flatware at their spot, or only glasses?—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The 18 course tasting menu comes as a series of tiny plates, with snow crab from Norway, squid from the West coast, a bye-catch from the shrimp trawlers’ nets, and bleak roe from Lake Mälaren.—
Heather Farmbrough,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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That is, how our planet’s tectonic plates enable large amounts of carbon dioxide to be continually removed from earth’s atmosphere and recycled back into its crust.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The company also makes wine glasses and all the items can be monogrammed.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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The glasses are made in tandem with British firm Richard Brendon.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Tablewares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tablewares. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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