SILVERWARE


Meaning of SILVERWARE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sɪlvə(r)weə(r) ]

1.

You can use silverware to refer to all the things in a house that are made of silver, especially the cutlery and dishes.

There was a serving spoon missing when Nina put the silverware back in its box.

= silver

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2.

Journalists sometimes use silverware to refer to silver cups and other prizes won by sports teams or players.

Everton paraded their recently acquired silverware.

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