n. The cutlery, crockery and glassware used in setting a table for a meal.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Ware, or articles collectively, for use during meals, including, for example, dishes, plates, bowls, knives, forks, and spoons.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Ware for use at table; the articles collectively which may be put upon the table for the service of meats.
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n. articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)
Word Usage
"Customers can choose fragile tableware from the Smash Shack Menu — for example a set of three glass flowers for USD 10, or the House Special, which consists of 15 plates at a cost of USD 45."