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tableware

[tey-buh l-wair]
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noun
  1. the dishes, utensils, etc., used at the table.
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Origin of tableware

First recorded in 1825–35; table + ware1
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Related Words

silverware, glassware, glasses, dishes, knives

Examples from the Web for tableware

Historical Examples

  • And you'll be welcome to use our tableware and kitchen utensils.

    Dave Porter At Bear Camp

    Edward Stratemeyer

  • Great quantities of silver are used for making jewelry and for tableware.

    Diggers in the Earth

    Eva March Tappan

  • Tableware is "solid" even if it contains alloy enough to stiffen it.

    Diggers in the Earth

    Eva March Tappan

  • More than likely several of the guerillas divided the tableware between them.

    An Undivided Union

    Oliver Optic

  • Much of the tableware was made of this metal and found in each household.

    The Historical Child

    Oscar Chrisman

British Dictionary definitions for tableware

tableware

noun
  1. articles such as dishes, plates, knives, forks, etc, used at meals
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Word Origin and History for tableware

n.

1852, from table (n.) + ware.

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