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utensil
[ yoo-ten-suhl ]
/ yuˈtɛn səl /
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noun
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.: eating utensils; baking utensils.
any instrument, vessel, or tool serving a useful purpose: smoking utensils; fishing utensils; farming utensils.
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Origin of utensil
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English (collective singular): “household articles,” from Middle French utensile, from Latin ūtēnsilia, neuter plural of ūtēnsilis “useful,” derivative of ūtī “to use”; see origin at use
Words nearby utensil
Utamaro, UTC, ut dict., ute, utend., utensil, uter-, uteralgia, uterine, uterine artery, uterine calculus
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British Dictionary definitions for utensil
utensil
/ (juːˈtɛnsəl) /
noun
an implement, tool, or container for practical usewriting utensils
Word Origin for utensil
C14 utensele, via Old French from Latin ūtēnsilia necessaries, from ūtēnsilis available for use, from ūtī to use
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