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flatware
CIDE DICTIONARY
flatware, n.
eating utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons, considered collectively. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
flatware, n.
1 plates, saucers, etc. (opp. HOLLOWWARE).
2 US domestic cutlery.
1 plates, saucers, etc. (opp. HOLLOWWARE).
2 US domestic cutlery.
THESAURUS
flatware
appliances, brassware, chinaware, clayware, copperware, cutlery, dining utensils, dinnerware, durable goods, durables, earthenware, enamelware, fixtures, flat silver, forks, glassware, graniteware, hard goods, hardware, hollow ware, housefurnishings, housewares, ironmongery, ironware, kitchenware, knives, metalware, ovenware, silver, silver plate, silverware, spoons, sporting goods, stainless-steel ware, stoneware, tablespoon, tableware, teaspoon, tinware, tools and machinery, white goods, woodenwareFor further exploring for "flatware" in Webster Dictionary Online