: a device that has a sharp edge or part that is used to cut open envelopes
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To book lovers' delight, Netflix also confirmed and dropped a photo of a fan-favorite book scene — one in which Colin cuts his hand on a letter opener and Penelope wraps it for him, first with a handkerchief, then a napkin.—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024 His wife, lying next to him, was dead, stabbed with a letter opener.—Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2023 Although any item from Rifle Paper Co. would excite your mother-in-law—even their intricately detailed wrapping paper can be a gift in itself—this floral brass letter opener is a functional yet beautiful gift.—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023 Advertisement Running a safe and aboveboard election is not simply a matter of turning on the lights at polling places, or sliding a letter opener through an envelope when mail-in ballots arrive.—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023 But for 60 years, the name of the letter opener was kept secret.—Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023 Maybe skip a fancy letter opener too, just in case.—Yelena Moroz Alpert, House Beautiful, 2 July 2023
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