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cutlery.

Sharp cutting utensils.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkʌt.lə.ɹi//ˈkʊt.lə.ɹi/
  1. Sharp cutting utensils.

    US · uncountable · usually
    Proper maintenance of your cutlery will keep the blades from dulling.
  2. Eating or serving utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons.

    UK · uncountable · usually
    a cutlery set
    This cutlery comes from Normandy, France.
  3. The business of a cutler.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Middle English cotellerie, cutleri (“the cutler’s art or craft”), from Old French coutelerie (modern French coutellerie).

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