silverware

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• Silverware — or Silver is a formal term for any of several household implements:* Silver (household), candlesticks, dishware, flatware or cutlery made of sterling silver or silverplate * Silver tea service, an opulent tea set in sterling silver or silverplate …   Wikipedia

• Silverware — Sil ver*ware , n. Dishes, vases, ornaments, and utensils of various sorts, made of silver. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• silverware — 1860, from SILVER (Cf. silver) + WARE (Cf. ware) (n.) …   Etymology dictionary

• silverware — ☆ silverware [sil′vər wer΄ ] n. 1. articles, esp. tableware, made of or plated with silver 2. any metal tableware …   English World dictionary

• silverware — [[t]sɪ̱lvə(r)weə(r)[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT You can use silverware to refer to all the things in a house that are made of silver, especially the cutlery and dishes. There was a serving spoon missing when Nina put the silverware back in its box. Syn:… …   English dictionary

• silverware — noun a) Anything made from silver. How different it was at Wembley as Ramos confirmed his reputation as a relentless pursuer of silverware by giving Spurs their first trophy in nine years. b) Anything with a silvery colour. Syn: cutlery …   Wiktionary

• silverware — noun Silverware is used before these nouns: ↑drawer …   Collocations dictionary

• silverware — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. silver, service, cutlery, flatware, hollow ware, silver plate. Common pieces of silverware include: knife, dinner knife, fish knife, steak knife, carving knife, butter spreader, butter knife, fork, salad fork, cold meat… …   English dictionary for students

• silverware — sil|ver|ware [ˈsılvəweə US vərwer] n [U] 1.) BrE objects that are made of silver, for example dishes, plates, knives, forks etc 2.) AmE knives, forks, and spoons that are made of silver or a similar metal 3.) BrE a silver cup that a person or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• silverware — UK [ˈsɪlvə(r)ˌweə(r)] / US [ˈsɪlvərˌwer] noun [uncountable] 1) objects made from silver, especially objects used at meals 2) American cutlery 3) British informal a large silver cup that is given as a prize in a sports competition Skelton s goal… …   English dictionary

• Silverware (sport) — Silverware is a sporting term used to describe trophies awarded to winning players or teams.In English football, silverware is used to describe one of the cup trophies (of which the main two are the FA Cup and the Football League Cup) or the… …   Wikipedia