English
hollowware
From hollow + -ware.
Formed from hollow + -ware
Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- ‘to cover, hide’
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Proto-Germanic *hulwiją ‘depression, hollow’
Proto-West Germanic *holh
Old English holh ‘a hollow’
Middle English holow
English hollow
Today it means
noun Items such as sugar bowls, creamers, coffee pots, teapots, soup tureens, etc. (but not flatware) intended to accompany the pottery on a table.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hollowware