dessert knife

American  

noun

1. a knife used during the dessert course, usually somewhat smaller than a dinner knife.

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Etymology

Origin of dessert knife

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

The doctor sat tapping the table with a dessert knife.

From Middy and Ensign by Rowlandson, G. D.

Good God, jim"—she sent her dessert knife skimming across the table—"don't you see?

From The Fortunate Youth by Locke, William John

"Then it comes to this," said Mr. Wade, drawing lines on the tablecloth with his dessert knife as if it were a balance-sheet, and he was casting the final totals there.

From Roden's Corner by Merriman, Henry Seton

“You see how it is,” said he to the young blonde, gesticulating with his dessert knife.

From Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' by Rizal, José

"The statesman, my friends, exists by one single quality," said the Minister, playing with his gold and mother-of-pearl dessert knife.

From Another Study of Woman by Bell, Clara