silverware
articles, especially eating and serving utensils, made of silver, silver-plated metals, stainless steel, etc.
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How to use silverware in a sentence
Meanwhile, she skulks about with her shoulders hitched to her ears, looking as if she’s about to pocket some of the royal silverware.
Accommodates up to eight place settings with a silverware basket and cup tray.
The best dishwashers to get your plates sparkly clean | Stacey Ritzen | October 1, 2021 | Popular-ScienceShe skulks about the house with her shoulders hitched to her ears, looking as if she’s about to pocket some of the royal silverware.
Kristen Stewart and Pablo Larraín Do Princess Diana Wrong in Spencer | Stephanie Zacharek | September 3, 2021 | TimeJust pack some food, wine, lemonade and a blanket, because this basket has everything else you need, including a bottle opener, plates, silverware, glasses and even salt and pepper shakers.
37 Gifts to Buy This Mother's Day for Every Type of Mom in Your Life | Melissa Locker | May 3, 2021 | TimeConsider how much that china or silverware means to you, and be honest about what you are willing to pay for a replacement.
Replacing pieces of flatware or china can be a challenge. Here’s how to track them down. | Laura Daily | February 11, 2021 | Washington Post
He chose a corner spare room with good ventilation, and put aside a spare set of sheets and silverware, just in case.
Apocalypse Now: Preppers Are Gearing Up for Ebola | Nina Strochlic | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlso, when they took all the silverware out of the restaurant.
Madalyn Starkey, ‘Dive Bar Girl,’ on Her Obama Photo That Went Viral | Brian Ries | April 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd she mulled over the actual patterns of the plates the students would eat on and the accompanying silverware.
Oprah Beams at First Graduating Class in Her South Africa School | Allison Samuels | January 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMaking certain that she had removed everything from the cache, she gathered up the silverware and hurried back to the beach.
The Missing Formula | Mildred A. Wirt, AKA Ann Wirt“It looks as if the thief were after something besides silverware,” she commented.
The Missing Formula | Mildred A. Wirt, AKA Ann WirtHe was sitting directly across from Mother, and reached out and touched her left hand which lay limply beside the silverware.
The First One | Herbert D. KastleThe house was attractively furnished, with really beautiful rugs and old silverware.
War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit RooseveltSo it came about that mothers stocking often held more rags and potatoes than silks or silverware.
A Pioneer Mother | Hamlin Garland
British Dictionary definitions for silverware
/ (ˈsɪlvəˌwɛə) /
articles, esp tableware, made of or plated with silver
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