Synonyms for cutlery

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kuht-luh-ree

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌt lə ri

Définition of cutlery

Origin : mid-14c., from Old French coutelerie (13c., Modern French coutellerie) "cutting utensils," also "knife-making," from coutel "knife," from Latin cultellus (see cutlass).

As in silverware : noun silver
As in silverware : noun eating utensils

Example sentences :

His eyes fell, his bravado vanished, he fumbled with the cutlery.
Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

A tinkle of cutlery and a slight jingle of glasses were heard.
Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad

"Come out of that," said I, "and take this cutlery up to my room," and they did.
Extract from : « The O'Ruddy » by Stephen Crane

Now, in this branch of cutlery, the labor is the manufacturer's main expense.
Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade

Milan is also the chief seat of the Italian cutlery manufacture.
Extract from : « Up To Date Business » by Various

It also includes the plants for the manufacture of machinery, cutlery, and pottery.
Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway

You will work at the cutlery counter not a day after to-morrow.
Extract from : « The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton » by Wardon Allan Curtis

By this means he was able to bring a cargo of cottons, cutlery, and other heavy articles.
Extract from : « Afar in the Forest » by W.H.G. Kingston

My little nephew, madam; he is about to enter into the mysteries of the cutlery trade.
Extract from : « The Poacher » by Frederick Marryat

And, after all, if they had no plates, what need of cutlery?
Extract from : « Dwellers in Arcady » by Albert Bigelow Paine

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