cutlery
Sharp cutting utensilsSharp cutting utensils.
» Dirty cutlery goes into that container.
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3 senses(US, uncountable, usually)Sharp cutting utensils.
Proper maintenance of your cutlery will keep the blades from dulling.
a cutting implement; a tool for cutting
(UK, uncountable, usually)Eating or serving utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons.
a cutlery set
This cutlery comes from Normandy, France.
Essbesteck, Besteck
столо́вые прибо́рыstolóvyje pribóry, прибо́рыpribóry
столо́ві прибо́риstolóvi prybóry
(uncountable, usually)The business of a cutler.
Examples
27 sentencesDirty cutlery goes into that container.
Cutlery is kept in these drawers.
ruСтоловые приборы хранятся в этих ящиках. — carlosalberto
deDas Besteck ist in diesen Schubladen. — Waldelfe
Clean all the cutlery.
I've brought my own cutlery.
This cutlery is silver.
Ці столові прибори - серебро. — deniko
deDas Besteck ist aus Silber. — Melang
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English cotellerie, cutleri (“the cutler’s art or craft”), from Old French couFrom Middle English cotellerie, cutleri (“the cutler’s art or craft”), from Old French coutelerie (modern French coutellerie).
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Forms
plural: cutleries| Singular | cutlery |
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uncountable
Synonyms
9 synonyms- tableware implements for cutting and eating food:eating utensil
- a cutting implement; a tool for cutting:cuttercutting tool
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable