tableware

[tey-buhl-wair] Origin

ta·ble·ware

[tey-buhl-wair]
noun
the dishes, utensils, etc., used at the table.

Origin:
1825–35; table + ware1
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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tableware (ˈteɪbəlˌwɛə)
 
n
articles such as dishes, plates, knives, forks, etc, used at meals

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Word Origin & History

tableware
1852, from table (n.) + ware.
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tableware

utensils used at the table for holding, serving, and handling food and drink. Tableware includes various types of containers (known as hollowware, q.v.), spoons and forks (flatware, q.v.), knives (cutlery, q.v.), and a variety of dishes and accessories.

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