The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Silverware \Sil"ver*ware`\, n.
   Dishes, vases, ornaments, and utensils of various sorts, made
   of silver.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

silverware
    n 1: tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or
         stainless steel

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

42 Moby Thesaurus words for "silverware":
   appliances, brassware, chinaware, clayware, copperware, cutlery,
   dining utensils, dinnerware, durable goods, durables, earthenware,
   enamelware, fixtures, flat silver, flatware, forks, glassware,
   graniteware, hard goods, hardware, hollow ware, housefurnishings,
   housewares, ironmongery, ironware, kitchenware, knives, metalware,
   ovenware, silver, silver plate, spoons, sporting goods,
   stainless-steel ware, stoneware, tablespoon, tableware, teaspoon,
   tinware, tools and machinery, white goods, woodenware