cutlery
noun
cut·lery
ˈkət-lə-rē 
1
: the business of a cutler
2
: edged or cutting tools
specifically
: implements for cutting and eating food
Examples of cutlery in a Sentence
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Cosmetically, hard water can stain your appliances, crockery, cutlery, and glassware by leaving chalky deposits on the surface.
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USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile the brand will also sell tableware staples such as cutlery, table linens, and drinkware.
—Harriet Johnston, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2024
Meghan is seeking permission to sell cutlery, cookbooks and jarred food products, according to a trademark application, and website visitors can join an email waitlist for products and updates.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
That company, according to the records, offers retail items such as jams and preserves, butters, tablewares, cutlery, tablecloths, cookbooks and digital recipe offerings.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Scented candles from La Bagatelle’s collaboration with Martini, the French perfumer, were interspersed among the blooms and silver cutlery, some of it made by Bonne.
—Ellie Pithers, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Features such as cookie sheet organizers (55%), spice racks (44%) and organizers for cutlery (41%) and utensils (37%) each gained 3 percentage points in popularity over last year.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
Today, the clatter of cutlery and the buzz of conversation compete with the steady stream of delivery drivers and the ping of online orders.
—Craig Dunaway, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
The challenge is that the economy is far from sufficient for Nigeria’s booming population, relying heavily on imports to meet the daily needs of its citizens from cars to cutlery.
—Chinedu Asadu, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2024
USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile the brand will also sell tableware staples such as cutlery, table linens, and drinkware.
—Harriet Johnston, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2024
Meghan is seeking permission to sell cutlery, cookbooks and jarred food products, according to a trademark application, and website visitors can join an email waitlist for products and updates.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
That company, according to the records, offers retail items such as jams and preserves, butters, tablewares, cutlery, tablecloths, cookbooks and digital recipe offerings.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Scented candles from La Bagatelle’s collaboration with Martini, the French perfumer, were interspersed among the blooms and silver cutlery, some of it made by Bonne.
—Ellie Pithers, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Features such as cookie sheet organizers (55%), spice racks (44%) and organizers for cutlery (41%) and utensils (37%) each gained 3 percentage points in popularity over last year.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
Today, the clatter of cutlery and the buzz of conversation compete with the steady stream of delivery drivers and the ping of online orders.
—Craig Dunaway, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
The challenge is that the economy is far from sufficient for Nigeria’s booming population, relying heavily on imports to meet the daily needs of its citizens from cars to cutlery.
—Chinedu Asadu, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Feb. 2024
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cutlery
noun
cut·lery
ˈkət-lə-rē
1
: the business of a cutler
2
: cutting tools (as knives and scissors)
3
: utensils for cutting, serving, and eating food
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