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From flat +‎ -ware.

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flatware (countable and uncountable, plural flatwares)

  1. (US) Eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons.
    • 2003, Toni Morrison, Love, Vintage (2016), page 75:
      A girl without a nightgown or bathing suit. Who had never used two pieces of flatware to eat.
  2. plates, dishes and other relatively flat crockery.

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