tableware

[tey-buh l-wair]

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noun

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

Origin of tableware

First recorded in 1825–35; table + ware¹

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Related Words for tableware

silverware, glassware, glasses, dishes, knives

Examples from the Web for tableware

Historical Examples of tableware

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

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

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Word Origin and History for tableware

1852, from table (n.) + ware.