dining utensils
Fork and spoon
Dining utensils are the tools used for eating—forks, knives, spoons, and chopsticks.
The term encompasses both everyday flatware and formal silverware.
She arranged the dining utensils beside each plate.
In broader usage, it may include serving pieces like ladles and tongs.
- forkTined eating tool
- salad forkUtensil for leafy courses
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- butter knifeBlunt spreading utensil
- steak knifeSerrated utensil for beef
spoon · soup spoon · silverware · cutlery · tines · blade · handle · napkin · plate · table · set the table · table manners · setting · stainless · polished · clatter · drawer · kitchen drawer
eating method
dining utensilsfingers
Appendages of the hand
bare hands · hands · hand-to-mouth · finger food · feeding trough
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