foodwaren.
/ˈfuːdwɛː/, U.S. /ˈfudˌwɛ(ə)r/ Equipment or utensils used to prepare, serve, or eat food; now esp. disposable items provided to customers purchasing prepared food from a shop, restaurant, etc.
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the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun]
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1961 C. L. Riehl Family Nursing & Child Care viii. 116 In what order do you wash the food ware?
1997 Sci. News 18 Oct. 255/2 In tests meant to simulate the use and cleaning of plastic food ware, a Food and Drug Administration study now shows that bisphenol A..can leach into liquids.
2019 Marin (Calif.) Independent Jrnl. (Nexis) 22 Apr. 3 The ordinance would require food-service businesses to carry reusable or compostable foodware... Foodware includes utensils, plates, bowls, napkins, stirrers, straws and take-out containers.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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