Definition

Noun: A collection of matching dishes, plates, bowls, and other serving pieces designed and sold as a unit for serving a formal meal, typically dinner.

Usage

A "dinner set" refers to a complete, coordinated collection of tableware. It is used when setting a table for a meal, especially for formal occasions or when hosting guests. The term implies all the essential pieces are included and match in design.

Examples

• Noun:
  • We received a beautiful porcelain dinner set as a wedding gift.
  • She carefully unpacked the new dinner set before the important party.
  • The store sells the plates, cups, and saucers separately or as a complete dinner set.

Advanced Usage

• "to complete a dinner set": to acquire additional pieces to match an existing partial set.
  • I found a matching soup bowl to complete my grandmother's antique dinner set.

Variants and Related Words

• Dinnerware (n): A more general term for the dishes used for serving a meal, not necessarily a complete matching set.
• Table service (n): A formal synonym for a complete set of dishes and utensils for serving a meal.
• China set (n): A dinner set made of fine porcelain (china).

Synonyms

• Table service: A formal set of dishes for serving a meal.
• Dinner service: Another term for a complete set of dishes for dinner.

Related Phrases

• To set the table (with a dinner set): To arrange the dishes, glasses, and cutlery on a table before a meal.
  • She set the table with the new dinner set for the family gathering.

Noun

1. a table service for serving dinner