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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
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Noun | 1. | cutlery - 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 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
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 n → tiroir m à couvertsCollins 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
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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