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Holloware
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<p>Holloware or hollow-ware is <a href="/facts/Tableware/fsIHo0nA">tableware</a> that forms a vessel or container of some kind, as opposed to flatware such as plates. Examples include <a href="/facts/Sugar_bowl_(dishware)/33ExNbnD">sugar bowls</a>, <a href="/facts/Creamer_(crockery)/FCMCdV7K">creamers</a>, <a href="/facts/Coffee_pot/8PwCovmD">coffee pots</a>, <a href="/facts/Teapot/WILqD30M">teapots</a>, soup <a href="/facts/Tureen/rNeXESt7">tureens</a>, hot food covers, and <a href="/facts/Jug_(container)/1z2F16s1">jugs</a>. It may be in <a href="/facts/Pottery/XLcUT1mX">pottery</a>, metals such as silver, iron, glass or plastic. It does not include <a href="/facts/Cutlery/LfV0Pwzv">cutlery</a> or other metal utensils. Holloware is constructed for durability. It differs from some other silver-plated items, with thicker walls and more layers of <a href="/facts/Plating/3tRPlr6x">silver plating</a>. </p>