stemware

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈstɛm.wɛə(ɹ)/
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/ˈstɛm.wɛə(ɹ)/ · /ˈstɛm(ˌ)wɛɚ/

Definition of stemware

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)Drinking glasses that have a stem, such as wine glasses or champagne flutes.
    “Selected nonheat-resistant and nonheat-tempered tableware and kitchenware: […] Tableware: […] Machine-made tumblers, goblets and other stemware”
    “[T]he stemware and glassware fragments were recovered from a brick walkway uncovered at a depth of 60 cm, located 30 cm west of the house foundation. The stemwares could have been broken while being transported to or from the house or they could be casualties of entertaining.”
    “Glancing around at the tables, I noticed they were still perfectly set the way Pierre left them: linen birds of paradise atop each plate, salt and pepper shakers, stemware and flatware, all arranged with precision.”
    “It [The Girlfriend Experience] relishes the gleaming curve of fine stemware; there are more crystal goblets filled with red wine than on “The Good Wife,” “Scandal” and the fourth hour of “Today” put together.”

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Etymology

From stem + -ware.

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