The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

flatware \flat"ware`\ n.
   eating utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons, considered
   collectively.

   Syn: silver.
        [WordNet 1.5]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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