tableware

/ˌteɪbəlˈwɛər/

/ˈteɪbəlwɛ/

Other forms: tablewares

Definitions of tableware

1. noun

   articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)
   types:

   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

   china, chinaware

   dishware made of high quality porcelain

   crystal

   glassware made of quartz

   cup

   a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

   cut glass

   glass decorated by cutting or grinding facets

   dinner service, dinner set

   a table service for serving dinner

   dish

   a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food

   egg cup, eggcup

   dishware consisting of a small cup for serving a boiled egg

   flatware, silver

   silverware eating utensils

   fork

   cutlery used for serving and eating food

   glass

   glassware collectively

   holloware, hollowware

   silverware serving dishes

   ovenware

   heat-resistant dishware in which food can be cooked as well as served

   place setting, setting

   a table service for one person

   plate

   dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

   platter

   a large shallow dish used for serving food

   saucer

   a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table

   spoon

   a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food

   Spork

   trademark for a plastic eating utensil that has both tines and a bowl like a spoon

   table knife

   a knife used for eating at dining table

   Venetian glass

   fine glassware made near Venice

   type of:

   ware

   articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'