From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
flatware
n 1: tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single
piece
2: silverware eating utensils [syn: silver]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
flatware \flat"ware`\ n.
eating utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons, considered
collectively.
Syn: silver.
[WordNet 1.5]