Tableware includes the dishes, glassware, cutlery, and eating utensils (knives, forks, and spoons) used to set a table for eating a meal. Glassware usually refers to Glass items used as Tableware, such as dishes cutlery flatware and Drinkware used to set a table for eating a meal Cutlery refers to any hand Implement used in preparing serving and especially eating Food in the Western world. Cutlery refers to any hand Implement used in preparing serving and especially eating Food in the Western world. A knife is a handheld sharp-edged instrument consisting of handle attached to a Blade used for cutting As a piece of Cutlery or Kitchenware, a fork is a tool consisting of a handle with several narrow tines (usually two three or four on one end A spoon is a Utensil consisting of a small shallow bowl at the end of a handle used primarily for serving and eating Liquid, or semi-liquid foods and solid foods A table is a form of Furniture composed of a surface supported by a base usually four legs The nature, variety, and number of objects varies from culture to culture, and may vary from meal to meal.