cutlery

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkʌtləri/ UK /ˈkʌtləri/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
knives, forks, and spoons used for eating

She polished the silver cutlery before the dinner party.

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1 noun · knives, forks, and spoons... flatwaresilverwaretablewareutensils

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Related forms cutler cutlass cut

Etymology

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

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# 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

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