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cut·ler·y

 (kŭt′lə-rē)
n.
1. Cutting instruments and tools.
2. Utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons used as tableware.
3. The occupation of a cutler.

[Middle English cutellerie, from Old French coutelerie, from coutel, knife; see cutlass.]
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cutlery

(ˈkʌtlərɪ)
n
1. (Tools) implements used for eating, such as knives, forks, and spoons
2. (Tools) instruments used for cutting
3. (Crafts) the art or business of a cutler
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

cut•ler•y

(ˈkʌt lə ri)

n.
1. cutting instruments collectively, esp. knives for cutting food.
2. utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used for serving and eating food.
3. the trade of a cutler.
[1300–50]
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cutlery

flatware
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.cutlery - a cutting implementcutlery - a cutting implement; a tool for cutting
bolt cutter - an implement for cutting bolts
cigar cutter - an implement for cutting the tip off of a cigar
cutting implement - a tool used for cutting or slicing
die - a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods
edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
glass cutter - a tool for cutting glass
tile cutter - a cutter (tool for cutting) for floor tiles
2.cutlery - tableware implements for cutting and eating foodcutlery - tableware implements for cutting and eating food
fork - cutlery used for serving and eating food
handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
spoon - a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
Spork - trademark for a plastic eating utensil that has both tines and a bowl like a spoon
table knife - a knife used for eating at dining table
tableware - articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)
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Translations
příbor
bestikservice
ruokailuvälineet
pribor za jelo
evõeszközevőeszközök
hnífapör
食卓用ナイフ・フォーク・スプーン類
칼붙이
ferramenta
valgomieji įrankiai
galda piederumikarotes, naži un dakšiņas
príbor
pribor
bestick
มีด ช้อนและส้อม
bıçakçatal ve kaşık takımıçatal, bıçak, kaşık
dao thìa dĩa

cutlery

[ˈkʌtlərɪ] N (Brit) → cubiertos mpl, cubertería f
see also canteen
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cutlery

[ˈkʌtləri] n (= knives, forks, spoons) → couverts mpl cutlery drawercutlery drawer ntiroir m à couverts
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

cutlery

n no pl (esp Brit) → Besteck nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

cutlery

[ˈkʌtlərɪ] nposate fpl
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cutlery

(ˈkatləri) noun
knives, forks and spoons.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

cutlery

سَكاكِيـن و مَلاَعِق وشَوْكات příbor bestik Besteck μαχαιροπίρουνα cubiertos ruokailuvälineet couverts pribor za jelo posate 食卓用ナイフ・フォーク・スプーン類 칼붙이 bestek bestikk sztućce talher, talheres столовые приборы bestick มีด ช้อนและส้อม çatal, bıçak, kaşık dao thìa dĩa 餐具
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References in classic literature ?
Thinks I, Queequeg, this is using Rogers's best cutlery with a vengeance.
We saw the damp, dismal cells in which two of Dumas' heroes passed their confinement--heroes of "Monte Cristo." It was here that the brave Abbe wrote a book with his own blood, with a pen made of a piece of iron hoop, and by the light of a lamp made out of shreds of cloth soaked in grease obtained from his food; and then dug through the thick wall with some trifling instrument which he wrought himself out of a stray piece of iron or table cutlery and freed Dantes from his chains.
Polly was flustered, and she thought 'Erb a regular caution, you never knew what ideas 'e'd get in 'is 'ead next; but she got a plate and wiped it quickly with her apron, then took a new knife and fork from the chest of drawers, where her best cutlery rested among her best clothes.
For five-and-thirty minutes not a sound was heard throughout the length and breadth of that boat, save the clank of cutlery and crockery, and the steady grinding of four sets of molars.
The linen cloth, he noticed, was spotless, the cutlery and appointments polished and clean.
Such a man was not likely to neglect the clue of the tinder-box, and an inquiry was set on foot concerning a pedlar, name unknown, with curly black hair and a foreign complexion, carrying a box of cutlery and jewellery, and wearing large rings in his ears.
Next in place we will marshal those workmen in cutlery, who have breathed a fatal disorder into their lungs with the impalpable dust of steel.
He would make a present of the silver essence-bottles and toilet knicknacks to a young lady of whom he was fond; and keep the English cutlery and the large ruby pin for himself.
He had a feeling that the link which bound him to a possible interest in the manufacture of cutlery was broken.
Summary: The airline will use eco-friendly birch wood cutlery in place of plastic cutlery.
The food retailer took throwaway cutlery off the shelves in July last year after pressure from eco campaigners and customers.