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cutlery definition

cut·lery (kut′lər ē)

noun

  1. the work or business of a cutler
  2. cutting implements, such as knives and scissors
  3. knives, spoons, and other implements used in preparing and eating food

Etymology: ME cutellerie < OFr coutellerie: see cutler

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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