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silverware

[ sil-ver-wair ]

noun

  1. articles, especially eating and serving utensils, made of silver, silver-plated metals, stainless steel, etc.


silverware

/ ˈɪəˌɛə /

noun

  1. articles, esp tableware, made of or plated with silver
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of silverware1

First recorded in 1780–90; silver + ware 1
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Emery deserves a bit of silverware to reflect the excellent job he has done but we know football doesn't work like that.

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"We saw with Newcastle what seeing your team lift silverware can mean to supporters and sometimes it's a once in a lifetime type thing," he added.

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It will be fascinating now to see if City can keep alive their hopes of domestic silverware alive.

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Chelsea have been branded 'mentality monsters' having come from behind several times on their way to winning domestic silverware.

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The Champions League provides their most realistic hope of silverware this season, and one area of improvement under Slegers has been Arsenal's attacking form.

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