cutlery

n. silverware (knives, spoons, forks); cutting instruments (knives, etc.)

Cutlery refers to any hand utensil used in preparing, serving, and especially eating food. It is more usually known as silverware or flatware in the United States, where cutlery can have the more specific meaning of knives and other cutting instruments. This is probably the original meaning of the word. Since silverware suggests the presence of silver, the term tableware has come into use.
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Noun
1. a cutting implement; a tool for cutting
(synonym) cutter, cutting tool
(hypernym) cutting implement
(hyponym) bolt cutter
2. tableware implements for cutting and eating food
(synonym) eating utensil
(hypernym) tableware
(hyponym) fork
(part-meronym) handle, grip, handgrip, hold

(n.)
The business of a cutler.
  

(n.)
Edged or cutting instruments, collectively.
  

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