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

It was extremely old and much decayed by its long burial in the ground, and had been held together only by the metallic bands which Dorothy’s paperknife struck when she was digging among the ferns.

From Dorothy on a House Boat by Evelyn Raymond

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

He sat drumming on his desk with the antique stainless steel spatula he used as a paperknife.

From Helpfully Yours by Evelyn E. Smith

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