paperknife

British  

/ ˈpeɪpəˌnaɪf /

noun

1. a knife with a comparatively blunt blade, esp one of wood, bone, etc, for opening sealed envelopes

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paperknife

But the slab, gently curved and polished to paperknife thinness, did seem to move somehow, and the uneven grain of the marble gave it a wavering, watery air.

From Time Magazine Archive

He held an ivory paperknife, which he kept bending across his knee, and of a sudden the thing snapped in two.

From The Crown of Life by George Gissing

On the table were an inkpot of carved jade, a paperknife of ivory with gold butterflies set in; three bronze storks, with their backs together, held an exquisite Japanese crystal.

From The Sleuth of St. James's Square by Melville Davisson Post

I attacked it bravely, however, hacking my way into it, paperknife in hand.

From Simon the Jester by William John Locke

"Listen," said T. X., grasping an ivory paperknife savagely in his hand and tapping his blotting-pad to emphasize his words, "you're a pie!"

From The Clue of the Twisted Candle by Edgar Wallace