lunchware

English

Etymology

From lunch +‎ -ware.

Noun

lunchware (uncountable)

1. The dishes used for serving lunch.
   • 1955, William Gaddis, The Recognitions, Bard Books, →ISBN, page 807:

     They telephoned me to ask me if I would like to g-give a luncheon for my . . . and they would bring everything and do all the work and afterward s-serve . . . s-sell their lunchware to my . . . my . . .

   • 1990 April 23, Time, volume 135, number 17, →ISSN, page 82:

     Starting this month, used lunchware from three Thomasville schools will be collected in plastic bags, shipped to Brooklyn and turned into rulers, insulation board and reusable lunch trays.

   • 2013, Catherine McCord, Weelicious Lunches: Think Outside the Lunch Box with More than 160 Happier Meals, William Morrow, →ISBN, page 303:

     To Graze Organics, LapTop Lunches, Planet Box, Oots, Black + Blum, So Young, Ella’s Kitchen, Brinware, Pottery Barn Kids, Lunchbots, Wawabots, Wean Green, Zojirushi, Acme Party Box, BA Friend, and House Jewels for furnishing me with your incredible products and making reusable lunchware a joy to use day after day.

   • 2015, Annie Shannon, Dan Shannon, Mastering the Art of Vegan Cooking: Over 200 Delicious Recipes and Tips to Save You Money and Stock Your Pantry, New York, N.Y., Boston, Mass.: Grand Central Life & Style, →ISBN, page 168:

     When we moved to Brooklyn and Dan couldn’t come home for lunch anymore, we invested in a wonderful stainless-steel lunchware set so he could take leftovers with him to work.

Hypernyms

• tableware

Coordinate terms

• dinnerware, diningware
• kitchenware

Related terms

• lunchroom