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单词 flatware
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flatwaren.

Brit. /ˈflatwɛː/, U.S. /ˈflætˌwɛ(ə)r/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: flat adj., ware n.3
Etymology: < flat adj. + ware n.3
As a mass noun.
1. Relatively flat items of crockery such as plates, saucers, platters, etc.Often contrasted with hollow-ware (see hollow-ware n.).
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the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > other tableware or items for table
pewter1426
warnera1552
nef1567
pewtery1645
hollow-ware1682
equipage1683
flatware1686
napkin ring1686
pewterware1738
egg cup1773
dish-rim1774
butter cooler1784
dish-cross1785
argyll1789
toast-rack1801
centrepiece1836
table centrepiece1850
silverware1862
doily1864
table centre1865
potato ring1888
egg-cosy1894
sandwich flag1907
cheese board1916
Lazy Susan1917
1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. iii. 123 When the Potter has wrought the clay either into hollow or flat ware, they are set abroad to dry..turning them as they see occasion, which they call whaving.
1789 Rep. Petition Proprietors Arrigna Iron Works in Jrnls. House of Commons Irel. (?1797) 13 App. p. ccxvii/1 He cast some Part of the Metal in flat Ware, and also in hollow Ware.
1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 719/1 Plates, dishes, saucers, &c., termed ‘flat ware’, are made from moulds which form the inside of the article, the exterior being given by ‘profiles’ of the required outline, made of fired clay, glazed.
1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §105 Jigger, jiggerer, makes flat-ware such as plates, saucers.
2014 Age (Melbourne, Austral.) (Nexis) 2 Dec. 14 Gorgeous hand-made, bespoke porcelain flatware.
2. Originally and chiefly U.S. Utensils used for eating and for serving food, such as knives, forks, spoons, etc.; cutlery.Now the usual sense.
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the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > cutlery
cutlery1624
knife and fork1727
flatware1874
iron1905
1874 Iowa State Reporter 16 Dec. 4/5 (advt.) We sell Rogers & Bro's Forks, Spoons and Flat Ware of all kinds.
1893 Jeweler's Circular 1 Nov. 20/3 The magnificent sterling silver flatware service.
1938 Amer. Home Oct. 63/1 The plastic handles of the flatware.
1988 M. Stewart Quick Cook Menus ii. 155 (caption) The yellow china..is set on an ivory damask table runner with ivory-handled flatware.
2016 M. Weiss & L. Levine Wedding Bk. (rev. ed.) 168/1 With flatware, the feel is just as important as the look. Pick out flatware in person to make sure you find the size and weight pleasing to handle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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