dessert fork

noun

a fork used for eating certain desserts, usually somewhat smaller than a dinner fork.

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How to use dessert fork in a sentence

His fingers were remarkably long, and he had a peculiar way of trifling with his bread and playing with his dessert-fork.
Norse Tales and Sketches | Alexander Lange Kielland
She was smiling into the eyes of the man at her side as she toyed with a dainty morsel on a silver dessert fork.
Fast as the Wind | Nat Gould
She did not smile, but toyed nervously with the dessert fork.
What's-His-Name | George Barr McCutcheon

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