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View synonyms for silverware

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of silverware1

First recorded in 1780–90; silver + ware 1

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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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