cutlery

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
cutlery
    n 1: a cutting implement; a tool for cutting [syn: {cutter},
         {cutlery}, {cutting tool}]
    2: tableware implements for cutting and eating food [syn:
       {cutlery}, {eating utensil}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cutlery \Cut"ler*y\ (k[u^]t"l[~e]r*[y^]), n.
   1. The business of a cutler.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Edged or cutting instruments, collectively, especially
      knives for cutting food.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. eating utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons.
      [PJC]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "cutlery":
      ax, blade, cold steel, cutter, dagger, dining utensils, edge tools,
      flat silver, flatware, forks, hollow ware, knife, knives,
      naked steel, pigsticker, point, puncturer, sharpener, silver,
      silver plate, silverware, spoons, stainless-steel ware, steel,
      sword, tablespoon, tableware, teaspoon, toad sticker, whittle
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