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Paper Knife

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books

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Classifications

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
letter opener
alternatephrasing
Paperknife
plural
Paper Knives
possessive
Paper Knife's
pluralpossessive
Paper Knives'