cutlery

cut·ler·y

C0827400 (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.]

cutlery

(ˈkʌtlərɪ) n1. (Tools) implements used for eating, such as knives, forks, and spoons2. (Tools) instruments used for cutting3. (Crafts) the art or business of a cutler

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]

cutlery

flatware

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cutlery - a cutting implement; a tool for cuttingcutting tool, cutterbolt cutter - an implement for cutting boltscigar cutter - an implement for cutting the tip off of a cigarcutting implement - a tool used for cutting or slicingdie - a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rodsedge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)glass cutter - a tool for cutting glasstile cutter - a cutter (tool for cutting) for floor tiles
	2.	cutlery - tableware implements for cutting and eating foodeating utensilfork - cutlery used for serving and eating foodhandgrip, 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 foodSpork - trademark for a plastic eating utensil that has both tines and a bowl like a spoontable knife - a knife used for eating at dining tabletableware - articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)

Translations

刀叉餐具餐具

cutlery

(ˈkatləri) noun knives, forks and spoons. 刀叉餐具

cutlery

→ 餐具zhCN

My silverware is dirty (US)
My cutlery is dirty (UK) → 餐具很脏

cutlery

cutlery,

various types of implements for cutting, preparing, and eating food. In addition to different kinds of knives and the steels to sharpen them, the term usually encompasses forks and spoons. The history of cutlery probably begins with the shell and the sharp flint used for cutting. The primitive craft of chipping flint began by improving naturally sharp edges, e.g., the chipped flint knives of the Neolithic period. Knives were made of copper and bronze when those metals came into use. Finally steel and alloys of steel have displaced other materials for the blades of instruments for cutting. The early generalized cutting instrument has been differentiated into specialized instruments of wide variety, e.g., the sword, the razor, and shears. Table knives were introduced c.1600; until then, individuals brought to the table their own knives, which served also as daggers. The penknife was originally a knife for pointing quill pens. The pocket knife, with the blade folding into the handle, was invented c.1600. The cutler's craft or industry was long marked by the successful resistance of the handicraftsman to mass production. Small shops, with from one workman to a half dozen, were characteristic. Certain localities have become known for the excellence of their cutlery. In Spain, the Toledo blade was famous when the sword was an important weapon. Solingen, in Germany, and Sheffield, in England, have been noted for their cutlery since the Middle Ages. The best knives are forged from high-carbon steel. Cheaper grades are beveled from steel bars thick in the center and tapering toward the edges or are stamped from sheets of metal. In hollow-ground blades, the sides are concave. For stainless blades, the steel is usually partly replaced by, or coated with, chromium. Scissors blades commonly are either cast in molds or stamped. Most razor blades are die-stamped.

Bibliography

See G. I. Lloyd, The Cutlery Trades (1913, repr. 1968); J. B. Himsworth, Story of Cutlery, from Flint to Stainless Steel (1954).

cutlery

1. implements used for eating, such as knives, forks, and spoons 2. instruments used for cutting 3. the art or business of a cutler

cutlery

noun

Synonyms for cutlery

noun a cutting implement

Synonyms

cutting tool
cutter

Related Words

bolt cutter
cigar cutter
cutting implement
die
edge tool
glass cutter
tile cutter

noun tableware implements for cutting and eating food

Synonyms

eating utensil

Related Words

fork
handgrip
handle
grip
hold
spoon
Spork
table knife
tableware