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SILVERWARE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("silverware" is a kind of...):
tableware (articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "silverware"):
flatware; silver (silverware eating utensils)
holloware; hollowware (silverware serving dishes)