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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Example Sentences

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

I—I couldn’t do very much—with a paperknife, could I?

From Dorothy on a House Boat by Raymond, Evelyn

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 Post, Melville Davisson

"Listen," said T. X., grasping an ivory paperknife savagely in his hand and tapping his blotting-pad to emphasize his words, "you're a pie!"

From The Clue of the Twisted Candle by Wallace, Edgar

The paperknife went one way, Dorothy’s red Tam another, as she sprang up to confront the most masterful looking woman she had ever seen.

From Dorothy on a House Boat by Raymond, Evelyn