hollowware

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noun

Items such as sugar bowls, creamers, coffee pots, teapots, soup tureens, etc. (but not flatware) intended to accompany the pottery on a table.

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holloware
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Meanings

nounhollowware (countable and uncountable, plural hollowwares)

plural hollowwares · alternative holloware

  1. countableuncountableItems such as sugar bowls, creamers, coffee pots, teapots, soup tureens, etc. (but not flatware) intended to accompany the pottery on a table.
  2. countableuncountableHollow articles of ironware, such as pots and kettles.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsilverware serving dishes

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holloware
Broader
silverware

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hollow + -ware.

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APA

hollowware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hollowware

MLA

“hollowware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hollowware. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hollowware,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hollowware.

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