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dinner service

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈdinner ˌservice (also dinner set) noun [countable]  DFUa complete set of plates, dishes etc, used for serving a meal 成套餐具
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dinner serviceThe great Leinster dinner service of 1747 was his swansong: no silver bearing his mark appears thereafter.Pekin dinner service, silver cutlery, crystal glasses, showy white napkins, all in order.The place setting is laid with the silver dinner service made by Garrard.She washed up the dinner service, which she'd left in the sink to soak.The oval dining table and the chairs were modern as were the Wedgwood dinner service and the elegant glasses.
ˈdinner ˌservice nounChineseSyllable
plates, used set a Corpus dishes etc, complete of


dinner service
ˈdinner ˌservice (also ˈdinner set) noun [countable]
a complete set of plates, dishes etc, used for serving a meal


dinner serviceBrE /ˈdɪnə sɜːvɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɪnər sɜːrvɪs/ 🔊 nouna set of matching plates, dishes, etc. for serving a meal 成套餐具