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cutlery

noun
🔊/ˈkʌtləri/
🔊/ˈkʌtləri/
 [uncountable]
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  1. (especially British English)
    (North American English usually flatware, silverware)
    knives, forks and spoons, used for eating and serving food餐具（刀、叉和匙）
    • Put the cutlery in the drawer.将餐具放在抽屉里。
    • a stainless steel cutlery set不锈钢餐具套装
    • They had a canteen of cutlery as a wedding present.他们有一个餐具食堂作为结婚礼物。
    • a 24-piece cutlery set24件餐具
    Topics Shoppingc1, Cooking and eatingc1
  2. (North American English) knives, etc. that are sharp刀具
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French coutellerie, from coutelier, from coutel ‘knife’, from Latin cultellus, diminutive of culter ‘knife, ploughshare’.