cutlery
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cutlery
- /ˈkʌt.lə.ɹi/
- /ˈkʊt.lə.ɹi/
Where it comes from
From Middle English cotellerie, cutleri (“the cutler’s art or craft”), from Old French coutelerie (modern French coutellerie).
noun cutleries
- Sharp cutting utensils. Proper maintenance of your cutlery will keep the blades from dulling.
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Eating or serving utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons.
a cutlery set
Similar: flatware, silverware
- The business of a cutler.
Similar: cutlery, cutleryware, silverware, flatware, feastware, utensils
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cutter, cutting tool, tableware, table, silver, flatware, utensilware, utensilry, silverware, cookset, eating irons, knife, utensil, fork, spork, cutensil
noun
Similar: cutlery, cutleryware, silverware, flatware, feastware, utensils
Translations
Every language
noun eating and serving utensils
| Español | cubertería, cubiertos, cubiertería |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 칼붙이 kalbuchi, 수저 sujeo, 커틀러리 keoteulleori |
| 日本語 | カトラリー katorarī |
| 中文 | 餐具 cānjù |
| Português | talheres |
| Français | couverts, couverts de table, services |
| Deutsch | Essbesteck, Besteck |
| Italiano | coltelleria, posate |
| Ελληνικά | μαχαιροπήρουνα machairopírouna |
| Română | tacâmuri, cuțitărie |
| Русский | столо́вые прибо́ры stolóvyje pribóry, прибо́ры pribóry |
| Tiếng Việt | muỗng đũa, muỗng nĩa, dao nĩa, thìa muỗng |
| עברית | סַכּוּ״ם sakúm |
Talk about this word "cutlery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cutlery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cutlery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cutlery "cutlery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cutlery.Cite this
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title = {cutlery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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