PAPERKNIFE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: paperknives   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books

Synonyms:

letter opener; paper knife; paperknife

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("paperknife" is a kind of...):

knife (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)

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