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cutlery

[kuht-luh-ree]

noun

  1. cutting instruments collectively, especially knives for cutting food.

  2. utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food.

  3. the trade or business of a cutler.



cutlery

/ ˈʌٱəɪ /

noun

  1. implements used for eating, such as knives, forks, and spoons

  2. instruments used for cutting

  3. the art or business of a cutler

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cutlery1

1300–50; Middle English cutellerie < Middle French coutelerie; cutler, -y 3
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Jurors were previously told the care home had called 999 after Mr Burgess reportedly grabbed a cutlery knife and said he wanted to murder the site manager with a cutlery knife.

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PC Stephen Smith emptied almost a full can of pepper spray into Donald Burgess's face when he refused to drop an item of cutlery similar to a butter knife, Southwark Crown Court heard.

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At Fete with the Saints, a party many regard as one of the best of Trinidad's carnival, food is eaten with biodegradable wooden cutlery and the drinks are poured into reusable cups.

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In 2024, Biden ordered a gradual end to US government purchases of plastic straws, as well as plastic cutlery and packaging.

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The vice-president-elect described one instance in the book where his wife taught him which cutlery to use for which part of a formal meal, to pick the silverware from the outside in.

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