cutlery
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishUtensilscutlerycut‧le‧ry /ˈkʌtləri/ noun [uncountable] especially British English
DFUknives, forks, and spoons that you use for eating and serving food → crockery SYN silverware American EnglishExamples from the Corpuscutlery• Bone, plastic, wood or pearl-handled cutlery Exposure to very hot water can soften the glue holding the handle in place.• His brief was to design an item of cutlery with and not for a disabled student.• The pull-out cutlery drawer can be lifted out for easy unloading.• Ensure that cutlery which has been cleaned using chemicals gets a thorough washing before going back into the dining room.• They were gleaming in the lamplight, like the cutlery at some demonic supper party.• She observed that I was the typical Americanthe third variant of eaters-who uses cutlery in what she called the most time-consuming manner.
DFUknives, forks, and spoons that you use for eating and serving food → crockery SYN silverware American EnglishExamples from the Corpuscutlery• Bone, plastic, wood or pearl-handled cutlery Exposure to very hot water can soften the glue holding the handle in place.• His brief was to design an item of cutlery with and not for a disabled student.• The pull-out cutlery drawer can be lifted out for easy unloading.• Ensure that cutlery which has been cleaned using chemicals gets a thorough washing before going back into the dining room.• They were gleaming in the lamplight, like the cutlery at some demonic supper party.• She observed that I was the typical Americanthe third variant of eaters-who uses cutlery in what she called the most time-consuming manner.