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X-Acto, n. orig. and chiefly U.S.|ɛgˈzæktəʊ|
Also as one word.
[Prob. f. respelling of exact a. + -o2.]
A proprietary name for a kind of small knife with a razor-like blade, used esp. in craft-work.
1943Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 16 Feb. 405/1 X-Acto. For knives for hobby, arts, and crafts. Claims use since January, 1936. 1951Trade Marks Jrnl. 31 Jan. 107/1 X-acto... Knives (being hand tools) for use in pursuing hobbies, arts and crafts, and blades for such knives... 7th January, 1949. 1975New Yorker 23 June 29/2 The time I accidentally stabbed myself in the chest with an X-Acto knife. 1977Hot Car Oct. 51/1 Go around with an xacto blade and cut out unwanted centres. 1991Publish Feb. 12/3 He smiled, reached into his briefcase, and handed me his handmade version of an x-acto knife constructed with lucite and an old blade. |