What’s the difference between Flatware vs Silverware?

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Flatware vs Silverware the epic battle! Okay not really…. Both are used pretty much interchangeable in our modern world. That being said there are technically differences between the two. This is why here at Liberty Tabletop we refer to the products we manufacture as flatware. Confused? Allow us to explain:

In context|us|lang=en terms the difference between flatware and silverware is that flatware is (us) eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons while silverware is (us) knives, forks and spoons.

As nouns the difference between flatware and silverware is that flatware is (us) eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons while silverware is anything made from silver.

Flatware

English

Noun

  • (US) Eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons.
  • plates, dishes and other relatively flat crockery.

Silverware

English

Noun

  • Anything made from silver.
  • Anything with a silvery colour.
  • (US) knives, forks and spoons
  • (sports) trophies, success in a competition.

Cutlery

English

Noun

cutlery (countable and uncountableplural cutleries)

  1. A collective ensemble of eating and serving utensils such as knives, forks and spoons.
  2. The business of a cutler.