fruit knife

noun

a small knife, usually having a distinctive handle and a stainless steel blade with a sharp or serrated edge, used at table for paring and cutting fruit.

Origin of fruit knife

First recorded in 1850–55

Words nearby fruit knife

fruitful, fruiting body, fruition, fruitive, fruit jar, fruit knife, fruitless, fruitlet, fruit machine, fruit ranch, fruit salad

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Example sentences from the Web for fruit knife

Nutcrackers and a fruit-knife lay on our side of the stand, and Hewitt turned the stand to offer him the knife.
The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 41, May, 1894|Various
Nut-crackers and a fruit-knife lay on our side of the stand, and Hewitt turned the stand to offer him the knife.
Martin Hewitt, Investigator|Arthur Morrison
Each guest must be supplied with a fruit plate, doily, finger-bowl, fruit-knife and fork or spoon.
Social Life|Maud C. Cooke
If fruit is the first course, there should be at each place a fruit-plate with a doily, finger-bowl, and fruit-knife on it.
The Expert Maid-Servant|Cristine Terhune Herrick

British Dictionary definitions for fruit knife

fruit knife

noun

a small stainless knife for cutting fruit

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单词	fruit knife
释义	fruit knife noun a small knife, usually having a distinctive handle and a stainless steel blade with a sharp or serrated edge, used at table for paring and cutting fruit. Origin of fruit knife First recorded in 1850–55 Words nearby fruit knife fruitful, fruiting body, fruition, fruitive, fruit jar, fruit knife, fruitless, fruitlet, fruit machine, fruit ranch, fruit salad Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fruit knife Nutcrackers and a fruit-knife lay on our side of the stand, and Hewitt turned the stand to offer him the knife. The Strand Magazine, Volume VII, Issue 41, May, 1894\|Various Nut-crackers and a fruit-knife lay on our side of the stand, and Hewitt turned the stand to offer him the knife. Martin Hewitt, Investigator\|Arthur Morrison Each guest must be supplied with a fruit plate, doily, finger-bowl, fruit-knife and fork or spoon. Social Life\|Maud C. Cooke If fruit is the first course, there should be at each place a fruit-plate with a doily, finger-bowl, and fruit-knife on it. The Expert Maid-Servant\|Cristine Terhune Herrick British Dictionary definitions for fruit knife fruit knife noun a small stainless knife for cutting fruit 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
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