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silverware
[ sil-ver-wair ]
noun
- articles, especially eating and serving utensils, made of silver, silver-plated metals, stainless steel, etc.
silverware
/ ˈsɪlvəˌwɛə /
noun
- articles, esp tableware, made of or plated with silver
Word History and Origins
Origin of silverware1
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Example Sentences
Meanwhile, she skulks about with her shoulders hitched to her ears, looking as if she’s about to pocket some of the royal silverware.
Accommodates up to eight place settings with a silverware basket and cup tray.
She skulks about the house with her shoulders hitched to her ears, looking as if she’s about to pocket some of the royal silverware.
Just pack some food, wine, lemonade and a blanket, because this basket has everything else you need, including a bottle opener, plates, silverware, glasses and even salt and pepper shakers.
Consider how much that china or silverware means to you, and be honest about what you are willing to pay for a replacement.
He chose a corner spare room with good ventilation, and put aside a spare set of sheets and silverware, just in case.
Also, when they took all the silverware out of the restaurant.
And she mulled over the actual patterns of the plates the students would eat on and the accompanying silverware.
Making certain that she had removed everything from the cache, she gathered up the silverware and hurried back to the beach.
“It looks as if the thief were after something besides silverware,” she commented.
He was sitting directly across from Mother, and reached out and touched her left hand which lay limply beside the silverware.
The house was attractively furnished, with really beautiful rugs and old silverware.
So it came about that mothers stocking often held more rags and potatoes than silks or silverware.
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