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Cutlery (also referred to as silverware, flatware, or tableware) includes any hand implement used in preparing, serving, and especially eating food in Western culture. A person who makes or sells cutlery is called a cutler .
Household silver or silverware (the silver, the plate, or silver service) includes tableware, cutlery, and other household items made of sterling silver, silver gilt, Britannia silver, or Sheffield plate silver. Silver is sometimes bought in sets or combined to form sets, such as a set of silver candlesticks or a silver tea set.
Historic pewter, faience and glass tableware. In recent centuries, flatware is commonly made of ceramic materials such as earthenware, stoneware, bone china or porcelain.The popularity of ceramics is at least partially due to the use of glazes as these ensure the ware is impermeable, reduce the adherence of pollutants and ease washing.
Student-level flutes and piccolos are also made of silver-plated nickel silver, [20] although upper-level models are likely to use sterling silver. [21] Nickel silver produces a bright and powerful sound quality; an additional benefit is that the metal is harder and more corrosion resistant than brass. [ 22 ]
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Silverware may refer to: Household silver including Tableware, dishes used for serving or eating food; Cutlery, hand implements used for serving or eating food; Candlestick, a device used to hold a candle in place; The work of a silversmith; Silverware is also a slang term for a collection of trophies