apparatus vs silverware

apparatus

noun
  • An assortment of tools and instruments. 

  • The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished. 

  • A complex machine or instrument. 

  • A vehicle used for emergency response. 

  • A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage. 

  • Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements. 

  • A complex, highly modified weapon (typically not a firearm); a weaponized “Rube Goldberg machine.” 

silverware

noun
  • Knives, forks and spoons. 

  • Anything with a silvery colour. 

  • Anything made from silver. 

  • Trophies, success in a competition. 

How often have the words apparatus and silverware occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )