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PAPERKNIFE (paperknives)
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Irregular inflected form: paperknives
Dictionary entry overview: What does paperknife mean?
• PAPERKNIFE (noun)
The noun PAPERKNIFE has 1 sense:
1. dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books
Familiarity information: PAPERKNIFE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
letter opener; paper knife; paperknife
Hypernyms ("paperknife" is a kind of...):
knife (edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)
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