cutlery

[kuht-luh-ree]

noun

1. cutting instruments collectively, especially knives for cutting food.

2. utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food.

3. the trade or business of a cutler.

cutlery

/ ˈkʌtlərɪ /

noun

1. implements used for eating, such as knives, forks, and spoons

2. instruments used for cutting

3. the art or business of a cutler

Word History and Origins

Origin of cutlery¹

1300–50; Middle English cutellerie < Middle French coutelerie; cutler, -y ³

Example Sentences

In the Old Bakehouse Coffee Shop in the town centre, chatter hums above the clatter of cups and cutlery.

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Jurors were previously told the care home had called 999 after Mr Burgess reportedly grabbed a cutlery knife and said he wanted to murder the site manager with a cutlery knife.

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PC Stephen Smith emptied almost a full can of pepper spray into Donald Burgess's face when he refused to drop an item of cutlery similar to a butter knife, Southwark Crown Court heard.

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At Fete with the Saints, a party many regard as one of the best of Trinidad's carnival, food is eaten with biodegradable wooden cutlery and the drinks are poured into reusable cups.

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In 2024, Biden ordered a gradual end to US government purchases of plastic straws, as well as plastic cutlery and packaging.

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Related Words

• flatware 
• tableware