paperknife

British  

/ ˈpeɪpəˌnaɪf /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

But the slab, gently curved and polished to paperknife thinness, did seem to move somehow, and the uneven grain of the marble gave it a wavering, watery air.

From Time Magazine Archive

He sat drumming on his desk with the antique stainless steel spatula he used as a paperknife.

From Helpfully Yours by Smith, Evelyn E.

Broken Aunt Betty’s paperknife of real Damascus steel!

From Dorothy on a House Boat by Raymond, Evelyn

Do not use too much paste, and crease the paper carefully along, and slightly into, the 'joint' with an ivory paperknife.

From The Book-Hunter at Home by Allan, P. B. M.

I—I couldn’t do very much—with a paperknife, could I?

From Dorothy on a House Boat by Raymond, Evelyn