Paperknife (Noun)
Meaning
Dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- She reached for her paperknife to carefully cut open the envelope with the awaited letter.
- He often used the paperknife from his desk to separate the uncut pages in the old book.
- The clerk's paperknife was worn from years of opening countless envelopes at the post office.
- She found her paperknife particularly handy when cutting through packing tape on boxes.
- In the quiet library, the soft scratch of a paperknife was the only sound as he carefully cut open a vintage novel.