1. dishes, utensils, and other items used for serving and eating meals

Examples

• The wedding registry included fine china tableware.
• She set the table with her grandmother’s silver tableware.
• The restaurant uses durable melamine tableware for outdoor dining.
• We need to buy new tableware for the dinner party.
• The tableware was carefully arranged on the dining room table.
• Plastic tableware is convenient for picnics and camping trips.