paper knife

noun

a small, often decorative, knifelike instrument with a blade of metal, ivory, wood, or the like, for slitting open envelopes, the leaves of books, folded papers, etc.

the blade of a paper cutter.

Origin of paper knife

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby paper knife

paper filigree, papergirl, paper gold, paperhanger, paperhanging, paper knife, paperless, papermaker, paper match, paper mill worker's disease, paper money

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for paper knife

Tiens, see this paper-knife,' producing one from his pocket. '
Mated from the Morgue|John Augustus O'Shea
Horace took his paper-knife from the table and twirled it in his fingers.
From the Valley of the Missing|Grace Miller White
Here Mr. Frank began to get sentimental again, and I pulled him up short once more with the paper-knife.
The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3|Various
He placed against his cheek the point of a dagger, which was round and blunt as that of a paper-knife.
Memoirs of Robert-Houdin, ambassador, author and conjurer|Jean Henri Robert-Houdin

"I wonder what this can be," she remarked as she reached for a paper-knife.
Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 21, 1914|Various

British Dictionary definitions for paper knife

paperknife

/ (ˈpeɪpəˌnaɪf) /

noun plural -knives

a knife with a comparatively blunt blade, esp one of wood, bone, etc, for opening sealed envelopes

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

单词	paper knife
释义	paper knife noun a small, often decorative, knifelike instrument with a blade of metal, ivory, wood, or the like, for slitting open envelopes, the leaves of books, folded papers, etc. the blade of a paper cutter. Origin of paper knife First recorded in 1800–10 Words nearby paper knife paper filigree, papergirl, paper gold, paperhanger, paperhanging, paper knife, paperless, papermaker, paper match, paper mill worker's disease, paper money Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paper knife Tiens, see this paper-knife,' producing one from his pocket. ' Mated from the Morgue\|John Augustus O'Shea Horace took his paper-knife from the table and twirled it in his fingers. From the Valley of the Missing\|Grace Miller White Here Mr. Frank began to get sentimental again, and I pulled him up short once more with the paper-knife. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3\|Various He placed against his cheek the point of a dagger, which was round and blunt as that of a paper-knife. Memoirs of Robert-Houdin, ambassador, author and conjurer\|Jean Henri Robert-Houdin "I wonder what this can be," she remarked as she reached for a paper-knife. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 21, 1914\|Various British Dictionary definitions for paper knife paperknife / (ˈpeɪpəˌnaɪf) / noun plural -knives a knife with a comparatively blunt blade, esp one of wood, bone, etc, for opening sealed envelopes 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
随便看	cowboy boot cowboy hat cowboys and indians cowboy up cow cake cowcatcher cow chips cow cocky cow college cow country cowden's disease cowdrey cowell cower cowes cowfeteria cowfish cow flop cowgirl cow gum cowhage cowhand cowherb cowherd cowhide