silver flatware
Formal dining implements
Silver flatware is eating utensils—knives, forks, and spoons—made of silver or silver-plated metal.
The term distinguishes these from stainless steel or other materials, often implying heirloom quality or formal dining: She polished the silver flatware before Thanksgiving.
Like "good china," silver flatware suggests pieces reserved for special occasions.
- sterlingPure silver alloy
- cutleryEating implements collectively
- spoonsShallow bowl utensils
- forksMulti-pronged eating implements
- knivesEdged cutting instruments
butter knife · tarnish · polish · heirloom · family heirloom · dining · dining room · table · serving · utensils · place setting · table setting · shine · elegant · antique · china · linen · formal
- silverwarecutlery, fork, knife, spoon, butter knife
- fine dinnerwarefine china, bone china, china, crystal, crystal glasses
- railroadianarailroad spikes, railroad maps, rail passes, waybills, ticket stubs