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cutlery

[kuht-luh-ree]

noun

cutting instruments collectively, especially knives for cutting food.
utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food.
the trade or business of a cutler.

RELATED WORDS

tableware, flatware, service, hollowware

Nearby words

  1. cutlass,
  2. cutlass fish,
  3. cutlassfish,
  4. cutler,
  5. cutler, manasseh,
  6. cutlet,
  7. cutline,
  8. cutlips minnow,
  9. cutoff,
  10. cutout

Origin of cutlery

1300–50; Middle English cutellerie < Middle French coutelerie; see cutler, -y3
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British Dictionary definitions for cutleries

cutlery

noun

implements used for eating, such as knives, forks, and spoons
instruments used for cutting
the art or business of a cutler
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Word Origin and History for cutleries

cutlery

n.

mid-14c., from Old French coutelerie (13c., Modern French coutellerie) "cutting utensils," also "knife-making," from coutel "knife," from Latin cultellus (see cutlass).

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