cutlery C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈkʌtləri/ UK /ˈkʌtləri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun knives, forks, and spoons used for eating She polished the silver cutlery before the dinner party. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · knives, forks, and spoons... flatwaresilverwaretablewareutensils Word family Related forms cutlercutlasscut Etymology AI details From Old French coutelerie ('cutlery, knife-making'), from coutel ('knife'), from Latin cultellus ('small knife'), diminutive of culter ('knife, plowshare'). coutelerie Old French culter Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cutlery **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkʌtləri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkʌtləri/ ## Meanings 1. knives, forks, and spoons used for eating ## Examples - She polished the silver cutlery before the dinner party. ## Synonyms - flatware - silverware - tableware - utensils ## Related Forms - cutler - cutlass - cut ## Roots and Affixes - Root: coutelerie - Root: culter ## Etymology From Old French coutelerie ('cutlery, knife-making'), from coutel ('knife'), from Latin cultellus ('small knife'), diminutive of culter ('knife, plowshare'). ## AI Etymology Cutlery is from Old French coutelerie ('cutlery, knife-making'), from coutel ('knife'), from Latin cultellus ('small knife'), diminutive of culter ('knife, plowshare'). Important recorded forms include coutelerie (Old French) and culter (Latin). The current sense covers knives, forks, and spoons used for eating. The wider family includes related words such as cutler, cutlass, and cut. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown