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Flatware vs Cutlery - What's the difference?

flatware | cutlery |

Cutlery is a synonym of flatware.



As nouns the difference between flatware and cutlery

is that flatware is eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons while cutlery is a collective ensemble of eating and serving utensils such as knives, forks and spoons.

flatware

English

Noun

  • (US) Eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons.
  • plates, dishes and other relatively flat crockery.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    cutlery

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cutlery)
  • A collective ensemble of eating and serving utensils such as knives, forks and spoons.
  • The business of a cutler.

    • Synonyms

    * silverware (North America) * flatware * see also

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