TABLEWARE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tableware mean? 

• TABLEWARE (noun)
  The noun TABLEWARE has 1 sense:

1. articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)

  Familiarity information: TABLEWARE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TABLEWARE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tableware" 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 "tableware"):

chopstick (one of a pair of slender sticks used as oriental tableware to eat food with)

crockery; dishware (tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively)

cutlery; eating utensil (tableware implements for cutting and eating food)

dinnerware (the tableware (plates and platters and serving bowls etc.) used in serving a meal)

flatware (tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece)

glassware; glasswork (an article of tableware made of glass)

gold plate (tableware that is plated with gold)

service; table service (tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table)

silver plate (tableware that is plated with silver)

silverware (tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel)

tea service; tea set (a set of china or silverware for serving tea)

Holonyms ("tableware" is a part of...):

table (a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs)

 Context examples 

Or you might buy new furniture, a rug, linens, tableware, or other elements to add to your home.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)