tableware

[ tey-buhl-wair ]

/ ˈteɪ bəlˌwɛər /

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noun

the dishes, utensils, etc., used at the table.

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Origin of tableware

First recorded in 1825–35; table + ware¹

Words nearby tableware

tablet chair, table tennis, tabletop, table tripod, table-turning, tableware, table wine, tablinum, tabloid, tabloid TV, taboo

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How to use tableware in a sentence

Now that he’s got his own space, Lamagna is able to offer pop-up chefs everything from a kitchen to cook their dishes to the tableware on which they’re served.
The Hottest Pop-Up Is at Your Local Restaurant|Amy McCarthy|December 17, 2021|Eater
His incorporation of sculptural elements and everyday objects — wires, rulers, tableware — also spurred other artists to break down the remaining lines between painting and sculpture.
Seeing Jasper Johns: Blockbuster exhibition reveals a brilliant but bleak legacy|Philip Kennicott|September 29, 2021|Washington Post
Dehydrated meals are a good option, especially when you can add hot water straight to the bag and forgo some tableware.
How to avoid camping with snakes, and other valuable outdoor lessons|Noah Lederman|August 24, 2021|Popular-Science
Initially, though, these products weren’t intended for the home — instead, the glass was produced as a durable line of “messware,” or tableware for soldiers, for the United States military.
Want to Start Collecting Vintage Pyrex? You’ve Got Competition.|Amy McCarthy|July 9, 2021|Eater

Throughout this time, other glass producers, like Hazel Atlas and Anchor Hocking, saw their own success producing opaque tableware emblazoned with pretty patterns.
Want to Start Collecting Vintage Pyrex? You’ve Got Competition.|Amy McCarthy|July 9, 2021|Eater
We are two nations separated by common tableware, as well as by a common language.
The Strange Way We Eat: Bee Wilson’s ‘Consider the Fork’|Bee Wilson|October 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Of the other articles sometimes reckoned as furniture, the tableware and kitchen utensils, some account will be given elsewhere.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
More than likely several of the guerillas divided the tableware between them.
An Undivided Union|Oliver Optic
She ran from room to room, stowing away the silver candlesticks and tableware, closing blinds, and locking doors.
Boys and Girls of Colonial Days|Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
It needs gifts of bedding, tableware for the halls, and clothing for needy students.
The American Missionary, Volume 49, No. 3, March, 1895|Various
Furniture was plain and none too plentiful; and glassware and tableware were of an inferior grade.
Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913|Harris Newmark

British Dictionary definitions for tableware

tableware

/ (ˈteɪbəlˌwɛə) /

noun

articles such as dishes, plates, knives, forks, etc, used at meals

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