hollow articles made of metal, china, etc, such as pots, jugs, and kettles
Compare flatware (sense 2)
hollowware in American English
(ˈhɑlouˌwɛər)
noun
silver dishes, as serving dishes, having some depth (distinguished from flatware)
Also: holloware
Word origin
[1675–85; hollow + ware1]This word is first recorded in the period 1675–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: explorer, hustle, prairie, stoma, upstream