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Flatware

Articles for the table, as china or silverware, that are more or less flat, as distinguished from hollow ware.

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Plate 76% connected

A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel…

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Platter 76% connected

One who plats or braids.

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Saucer 76% connected

A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table.

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Silverware 76% connected

Dishes, vases, ornaments, and utensils of various sorts, made of silver.

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Tableware 76% connected

Ware, or articles collectively, for table use.

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Silver 92% connected

A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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