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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Rinse your cutlery before loading them in the dishwasher so acid doesn't build up or mix with other elements.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
The quickest way to elevate a dinner party, or, for that matter a steaming bowl of Top Ramen, is Sabre cutlery—and not just any Sabre cutlery, but tortoiseshell.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2025
The clip saw Piper take a closer look at the glass straws in her cutlery drawer.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Flaherty says that a year after first visiting the museum, a woman who oversees events for her PTA came back and said she'd been inspired stopped buying plastic cutlery for events.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
The quickest way to elevate a dinner party, or, for that matter a steaming bowl of Top Ramen, is Sabre cutlery—and not just any Sabre cutlery, but tortoiseshell.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2025
The clip saw Piper take a closer look at the glass straws in her cutlery drawer.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
Flaherty says that a year after first visiting the museum, a woman who oversees events for her PTA came back and said she'd been inspired stopped buying plastic cutlery for events.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cutlery
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“Cutlery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutlery. Accessed 16 Dec. 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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