tableware
tableware noun: the cutlery, crockery and glassware used in setting a table for a meal.
Noun
tableware (countable and uncountable, plural tablewares)
- The cutlery, crockery and glassware used in setting a table for a meal.
- With years of research and observation under her belt, Yao set to work creating and perfecting Eatwell, an assistive tableware set designed specially for patients with cognitive impairments like Alzheimer’s.2015 September 3, Christi Scott, “Tableware designed for Alzheimer’s patients”, in CNN
- Nearly 200 chemicals connected to breast cancer are used in the making of food packaging and plastic tableware, and dozens of those carcinogens can migrate into the human body, a new study found.2024 September 24, Sandee LaMotte, “Chemicals linked to breast cancer leach into our foods, study finds”, in CNN
Forms of tableware
| plural | tablewares |
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Origin of tableware
From table + -ware.
Questions about tableware
- What does tableware mean?
- Tableware means the cutlery, crockery and glassware used in setting a table for a meal.
- What part of speech is tableware?
- Tableware is a noun.
- What is the plural of tableware?
- The plural of tableware is tablewares.
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