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METALWARE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does metalware mean?
• METALWARE (noun)
The noun METALWARE has 1 sense:
1. household articles made of metal (especially for use at table)
Familiarity information: METALWARE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Household articles made of metal (especially for use at table)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("metalware" is a kind of...):
ware (articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: 'silverware', 'software')
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "metalware"):
tole (enameled or lacquered metalware (usually gilded and elaborately painted); popular in the 18th century)
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