silverware

[ sil-ver-wair ]

noun

1. articles, especially eating and serving utensils, made of silver, silver-plated metals, stainless steel, etc.

silverware

/ ˈsɪlvəˌwɛə /

noun

1. articles, esp tableware, made of or plated with silver

Word History and Origins

Origin of silverware¹

First recorded in 1780–90; silver + ware ¹

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, she skulks about with her shoulders hitched to her ears, looking as if she’s about to pocket some of the royal silverware.

From Time

Accommodates up to eight place settings with a silverware basket and cup tray.

From Popular-Science

She skulks about the house with her shoulders hitched to her ears, looking as if she’s about to pocket some of the royal silverware.

From Time

Just 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.

From Time

Consider how much that china or silverware means to you, and be honest about what you are willing to pay for a replacement.

From Washington Post

He chose a corner spare room with good ventilation, and put aside a spare set of sheets and silverware, just in case.

From The Daily Beast

Also, when they took all the silverware out of the restaurant.

From The Daily Beast

And she mulled over the actual patterns of the plates the students would eat on and the accompanying silverware.

From The Daily Beast

Making certain that she had removed everything from the cache, she gathered up the silverware and hurried back to the beach.

From Project Gutenberg

“It looks as if the thief were after something besides silverware,” she commented.

From Project Gutenberg

He was sitting directly across from Mother, and reached out and touched her left hand which lay limply beside the silverware.

From Project Gutenberg

The house was attractively furnished, with really beautiful rugs and old silverware.

From Project Gutenberg

So it came about that mothers stocking often held more rags and potatoes than silks or silverware.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cutlery
• flatware
• tableware