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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The Household Cavalry, on dark horses and with brightly shining breastplates, trotted past, jingling like a cutlery drawer.
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Apparatus x Puiforcat Gabriel Hendifar’s lighting and furniture studio Apparatus, which is known for its seductive lighting and furniture, is getting ready to showcase its collaboration with the French cutlery to silverware house Puiforcat.
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In the kitchen alone, there were hundreds of plates, cups, bowls, platters, glasses, pitchers, vases, and cutlery, impressively organized by type and boxed up in sets, with prices neatly marked on matching labels.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Pink Depression glass continues the color story, and vintage silver cutlery and chargers introduce a metallic element.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
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Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Apparatus x Puiforcat Gabriel Hendifar’s lighting and furniture studio Apparatus, which is known for its seductive lighting and furniture, is getting ready to showcase its collaboration with the French cutlery to silverware house Puiforcat.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
In the kitchen alone, there were hundreds of plates, cups, bowls, platters, glasses, pitchers, vases, and cutlery, impressively organized by type and boxed up in sets, with prices neatly marked on matching labels.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Pink Depression glass continues the color story, and vintage silver cutlery and chargers introduce a metallic element.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Cutlery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutlery. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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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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