Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Flatware \Flat"ware`\, n.
   Articles for the table, as china or silverware, that are more
   or less flat, as distinguished from {hollow ware}.

Flatware \Flat"ware`\, n.
   Articles for the table, as china or silverware, that are more
   or less flat, as distinguished from {hollow ware}. [Webster
   1913 Suppl.]

Source : WordNet®

flatware
     n 1: tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single
          piece
     2: silverware eating utensils [syn: {silver}]