Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Cutting instruments and tools.
- noun Utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons used as tableware.
- noun The occupation of a cutler.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The business of a cutler.
- noun Edged or cutting instruments collectively.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The business of a cutler.
- noun Edged or cutting instruments, collectively, especially knives for cutting food.
- noun eating utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A collective ensemble of
eating andserving utensils such asknives ,forks andspoons . - noun The
business of acutler .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a cutting implement; a tool for cutting
- noun tableware implements for cutting and eating food
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Says The Ragbag, "half the fun of hybrid cutlery is the peculiar names."
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She collected two glasses and some cutlery from the tray on the bar.
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This peerless piece of cutlery is jointly made for Cabela's by Gerber and Bell & Carlson, and is so good that none of you are worthy of it.
Puff This! 2008
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The SHOT Show abounds in cutlery manufacturers, and Colt Steel is always one of the most interesting.
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But to an officer in the Canadian Militia this $16 piece of stage cutlery is an unqualified nuisance.
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After cataloguing the internal organs of a creature from a nightmare, washing the cutlery was a joyous exercise.
The Monstrumologist William James Henry 2009
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Even the crockery was made in the Burg, and the cutlery was a cast-off from another Bristolian restaurant.
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After cataloguing the internal organs of a creature from a nightmare, washing the cutlery was a joyous exercise.
The Monstrumologist William James Henry 2009
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Tamerlane lived in excessive magnificence and luxury at Samarcand; hither he had brought all his captives, who were expert in any kind of manufacture, especially in the silks of Damascus, and the sword cutlery of
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The house rules are framed on the wall: guests should clear away their own plates and cutlery, which is self-explanatory because the friendly and good-humoured Aunt Marika has her hands full in the kitchen with the lunchtime orders.
Budapest Times 2009
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