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Flatware vs Hollowware - What's the difference?

flatware | hollowware |

As nouns the difference between flatware and hollowware

is that flatware is eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons while hollowware is items such as sugar bowls, creamers, coffee pots, teapots, soup tureens, etc. (but not flatware) intended to accompany the pottery on a table.

flatware

English

Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    hollowware

    English

    Alternative forms

    * holloware

    Noun

    (wikipedia hollowware)
  • Items such as sugar bowls, creamers, coffee pots, teapots, soup tureens, etc. (but not flatware) intended to accompany the pottery on a table.