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flat·ware

(flăt′wâr′)

1. Tableware that is fairly flat and fashioned usually of a single piece, as plates.

2. Table utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons.

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flatware

(ˈflætˌwɛə)

1. (Cookery) cutlery

2. (Furniture) any relatively flat tableware such as plates, saucers, etc. Compare hollowware

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flat•ware

(ˈflætˌwɛər)

n.

1. utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food.

2. dishes for the table that are more or less flat, as plates and saucers.

[1850–55]

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Noun	1.	flatware - tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece plate - dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten platter - a large shallow dish used for serving food saucer - a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table tableware - articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)
	2.	flatware - silverware eating utensils silver silverware - tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel

Translations

سَكاكِيـن و مَلاَعِق وشَوْكات

příbor

bestik

ruokailuvälineet

pribor za jelo

食卓用ナイフ・フォーク・スプーン類

칼붙이

bestick

มีด ช้อนและส้อม

çatal, bıçak, kaşık

dao thìa dĩa

餐具

flatware

[ˈflætwɛəʳ] N (US) (= cutlery) → cubertería f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

flatware

[ˈflætwɛə^r] n (US) (= cutlery) → couverts mpl

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

flatware

→ سَكاكِيـن و مَلاَعِق وشَوْكات příbor bestik Besteck μαχαιροπίρουνα cubiertos ruokailuvälineet couverts pribor za jelo posate 食卓用ナイフ・フォーク・スプーン類 칼붙이 bestek bestikk sztućce talher, talheres столовые приборы bestick มีด ช้อนและส้อม çatal, bıçak, kaşık dao thìa dĩa 餐具

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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