diningware

English

Alternative forms

• dining ware, dining-ware

Etymology

From dining +‎ -ware.

Noun

diningware (uncountable)

1. Synonym of dinnerware
   • 1901 March 1, Twice-a-Week Democrat‎^[1], number 19 (old series) / 115 (new series), Caruthersville, Mo.:

     Lot of Dishes, Diningware and Kitchenware almost at your own price.

   • 1927 October 20, Crockery and Glass Journal, page nineteen:

     Now on display in leading department, house-furnishing, glassware and diningware stores everywhere.

   • 1976, Stephen Papich, Remembering Josephine, Indianapolis, Ind., New York, N.Y.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 116:

     I also had two or three sets of silver flat diningware by Tiffany.

   • 1979, Curt Lamb, Homestyles: How-to Projects, Room Designs, and Awareness Activities That Build Feelings into Your Home, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →ISBN, page 149:

     The cylindrical unit in the foreground contains a section for plates, glasses, and other diningware.

   • 1981, Tom Moldvay, Dungeon Module X2: Castle Amber (Château d’ Amberville): An Adventure for Character Levels 3-6, TSR Hobbies, Inc., →ISBN, page 6:

     Beside the 24 chairs already filled are a dozen empty chairs with diningware and utensils set before them.

   • 2012, Edward Humes, Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash, Avery, →ISBN, page 218:

     Keller next bought everybody a thermal container for drinks and a reusable clamshell for salads and sandwiches for casual meals and takeout at restaurants that usually serve on plastic, paper, foam or other single-use diningware.