Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Hollowware and flatware made of or plated with silver.
- noun Metal eating and serving utensils.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Collectively, manufactures of silver; especially, articles for the table or other domestic use made of silver.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Dishes, vases, ornaments, and utensils of various sorts, made of silver.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Anything made from
silver . - noun Anything with a
silvery colour. - noun US knives, forks and spoons
- noun sports
trophies , success in acompetition .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel
Etymologies
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Examples
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He should also make sure never to end a sentence with a preposition, and always use silverware from the inside out.
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• 'People might say it is a Mickey Mouse cup but it's a trophy'• Winger has yet to win silverware in his professional career
Theo Walcott is desperate for Arsenal to go on and win the Carling Cup David Hytner 2010
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If you're interested in silverware, you should go check it out.
November 9th, 2008 tragic_elegance 2008
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Jean-Marc was now attaching a fork (as in silverware, and never mind how many points we had to save at Esso for it, or just how many tanks of gas that fork represents) to one end.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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Jean-Marc was now attaching a fork (as in silverware, and never mind how many points we had to save at Esso for it, or just how many tanks of gas that fork represents) to one end.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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Jean-Marc was now attaching a fork (as in silverware, and never mind how many points we had to save at Esso for it, or just how many tanks of gas that fork represents) to one end.
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The Reds may have lost out to Chelsea in the race for title silverware last season, but Sir Alex's men got their hands on the first trophy of the new campaign with a 3-1 victory over the Blues at Wembley.
ManUtd.com News RSS 2010
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Then for that special touch there's designer upholstery and custom-made leather seats from BMW that convert into flat beds, gold-plated bathroom fittings, handmade linen and bedware from Noel in Paris, silverware from the French house Christofle, crockery, barware and crystal icetongs comes from the trendy
The Times of India 2010
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" The details of her argument, I admit, had numbed me right from the moment she'd first revealed them many, many sessions before, but one of her more passionate protests had to do with an arcane concept she called silverware nesting.
The Best Revenge White, Stephen, 1951- 2003
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" The details of her argument, I admit, had numbed me right from the moment she'd first revealed them many, many sessions before, but one of her more passionate protests had to do with an arcane concept she called silverware nesting.
The Best Revenge White, Stephen, 1951- 2003
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