noun.
The cutlery, crockery and glassware used in setting a table for a meal.
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noun.
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."