cutlery
nounUK /ˈkʌtləri/
US /ˈkʌtləri/
Cutlery is the set of tools we use to eat food, like forks, knives, and spoons.
Please put the cutlery on the table before dinner.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The business or craft of making knives and other cutting tools.
He learned cutlery from his father and now makes fine kitchen knives.
3. Knives and cutting tools used for a particular job, such as in a workshop.
The chef keeps her cutlery sharp and ready.
4. The place where knives and eating tools are made or sold.
We visited a cutlery in the old town that has been open for a century.