noun

cutlery

silverware, flatware

Please put the cutlery on the table.

Please put the silverware on the table.

the ((cutlery)) silverware or flatware used for eating food Please put the cutlery on the table.

Synonyms: silverware, flatware

From Old French 'coutellerie', from 'coutelier' meaning 'cutler' (a knife maker), related to 'cut'.

Think of the tools used to 'cut' your food.

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