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
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Twenty year-old Sean Nguyen, collected spoons and other cutlery from the fine gray dust of their memories.
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Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Avoiding single-use items, such as paper plates and plastic cutlery, is an easy way to cut down on campsite waste.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2024
People with flu-like symptoms are advised to cover their mouth when coughing or sneezing, wash their hands frequently with soap and water, avoid sharing cups and cutlery with others, avoid kissing others and stay at home to recover.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Image Because there isn’t a market for coin-drying machines, Caritas tasked a company that makes machines to dry cutlery with converting one for its purposes.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Avoiding single-use items, such as paper plates and plastic cutlery, is an easy way to cut down on campsite waste.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2024
People with flu-like symptoms are advised to cover their mouth when coughing or sneezing, wash their hands frequently with soap and water, avoid sharing cups and cutlery with others, avoid kissing others and stay at home to recover.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Image Because there isn’t a market for coin-drying machines, Caritas tasked a company that makes machines to dry cutlery with converting one for its purposes.
—Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Cutlery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutlery. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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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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