cutlery

American  

[kuht-luh-ree] / ˈkʌt lə ri /

noun

1. cutting instruments collectively, especially knives for cutting food.

2. utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food.

3. the trade or business of a cutler.

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cutlery British  

/ ˈkʌtlərɪ /

noun

1. implements used for eating, such as knives, forks, and spoons

2. instruments used for cutting

3. the art or business of a cutler

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Etymology

Origin of cutlery

1300–50; Middle English cutellerie < Middle French coutelerie; cutler, -y ³

Example Sentences

As it moves, the truck is quiet, aside from the clinking of pans and cutlery.

From Literature

When I turn toward the sound, Rose—a slender, mousy girl who has heretofore been mostly silent—is still poised with her hand in the air, fingers now emptied of cutlery.

From Literature

‘Now can you girls lay the table? Put our visitors in the nice chairs, and take out the best cutlery, please,’ she said.

From Literature

Lynsey says you should angle bowls downwards so they don't collect water and mix up your cutlery so spoons don't nest together.

From BBC

Colin leaves to retrieve the scone, and I quickly run my hands along the bar, feeling for a piece of cutlery or any sort of lock-popping instrument.

From Literature

Related Words

• flatware
• tableware