Definition of silverware in US English:
silverware
nounˈsilvərˌwerˈsɪlvərˌwɛr
1Dishes, containers, or cutlery made of or coated with silver.
Example sentencesExamples
- This cornucopia of all things interesting and Irish continues with a large offering of Irish silverware.
- The last time he went away, he came home to find two of his serving maids pregnant and his entire supply of vintage brandy and best silverware gone.
- With my rag, I scooped some rubbing compound and began polishing silverware for the banquet.
- In 1878 he won two more first prizes for silverware at the Paris exhibition.
- Inside the building is the usual musty pioneer furniture, silverware and old photographs of men in hats and women in white dresses.
- 1.1US Eating and serving utensils made of any material.
Example sentencesExamples
- Throughout the city, the clanking of dishes and silverware filled kitchens as breakfast tables were being set or cleared away.
- In city restaurants that cater to foreigners, people may use silverware.
- Sticky rice is eaten with the fingers, so one doesn't need dishes or silverware.
- No, it happened when I was stacking my plate and silverware in the dishwasher, that's when it happened.
- No one said a word, and only the clink of dishes and silverware was heard in the uncomfortable silence.
- With an excited smile, Ally went into the kitchen to get plates and silverware.
- She stood in front of the sink, a pile of dirty dishes and silverware on one side, and a pile of clean on the other side.