tableware

From table +‎ -ware.

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tableware (countable and uncountable, plural tablewares)

1. The cutlery, crockery and glassware used in setting a table for a meal.
   • 2015 September 3, Christi Scott, “Tableware designed for Alzheimer’s patients”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     With years of research and observation under her belt, Yao set to work creating and perfecting Eatwell, an assistive tableware set designed specially for patients with cognitive impairments like Alzheimer’s.

   • 2024 September 24, Sandee LaMotte, “Chemicals linked to breast cancer leach into our foods, study finds”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     Nearly 200 chemicals connected to breast cancer are used in the making of food packaging and plastic tableware, and dozens of those carcinogens can migrate into the human body, a new study found.

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