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American here (Midwest), I've only ever heard it used in the sense of definition 1. It's always been utensils to me, never dishes or containers. In my area, fl
by pionar 8y ago
American here (Midwest), I've only ever heard it used in the sense of definition 1. It's always been utensils to me, never dishes or containers.
In my area, flatware == silverware, but not necessarily silver.
- masklinn 8y agoSo… cutlery?
- ynniv 8y agoI was going to say those are knives, but I defer to wikipedia: "Cutlery is more usually known as silverware or flatware in the United States, where cutlery usually means knives and related cutting instruments." [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutlery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutlery ]