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Paper Knife

nounid 106636·updated May 18, 2026
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dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books

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Information Class

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Variants

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

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books
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