It may be called a service as we call a set of china a "service for 12" or the like. Some boxes of cutlery are marked "40 piece service for 8" for example. You would expect that box to contain 8 salad forks, 8 dinner forks, 8 knives, 8 soup spoons and 8 teaspoons.
A group of cutlery can also be referred to as a collection or an assortment.
Cutlery is called cutlery because you cut with the cutlery. (Incliding cutting cake with a spoon)
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There are a few words depending on whether you are English or American. The English would say 'cutlery' whilst the Americans may use 'silverware' or 'flatware'. Another English word is 'Canteen' (of cutlery)
You can count cutlery, the noun 'cutlery' is an uncountable noun.But you can have one set of cutlery, or two or more sets of cutlery, or many pieces of cutlery, but the noun 'cutlery' itself never takes the plural form.
The collective noun for cutlery is 'a set of cutlery'.
A set of kitchen cutlery, or a canteen of cutlery, of knives, forks and spoons.
"cutlery" is called "les couverts" (usually plural) in French."mettre le couvert" is to set the table - not only the cutlery but also the plates, glasses,..."où sont les couverts ?" (we're not speaking of the plates and glasses here, but only of the forks, knives, spoons): where is the cutlery?
Because the data set is sometimes called a group
The collective nouns for cutlery are a set of cutlery and a canteen of cutlery .
The collective noun for knives is a 'set of knives'.