paper knifen.

Brit.

/ˈpeɪpənʌɪf/, U.S.

/ˈpeɪpərˌnaɪf/

Inflections: Plural paper knives.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paper n., knife n.

Etymology: < paper n. + knife n.

A slim knife used for slitting paper along a fold, such as when opening a letter or separating uncut leaves in a book.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > knife > [noun] > other knives

bollock knifec1400

paring knife1415

spudc1440

pricking-knifec1500

shaving-knife1530–1

by-knifec1570

heading knife1574

stock knife1582

drawing knife1583

bung-knife1592

weeding knife1598

drawing knife1610

heading knife1615

draw knife1679

dressing knife1683

redishing knife1688

mocotaugan1716

skinning knife1767

paper knife1789

draw shave1824

leaf-cutter1828

piece-knife1833

nut-pick1851

relic knife1854

butch1859

straw-knife1862

sportsman's companion1863

ulu1864

skinner1872

hacker1875

over-shave1875

stripping-knife1875

Stanley knife1878

flat-back1888

gauge-knife1888

tine-knife1888

plough1899

band-knife1926

X-Acto1943

shank1953

box cutter1955

ratchet knife1966

ratchet1975

1789 Catal. Plate, China, & Other Effects B. Bartlett 3 Two spying-glasses, an opera-glass, a paper-knife, etc.

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. viii. 183 Being reduced to make a paper-knife of your finger.

1889 W. Besant Bell St. Paul's II. 137 Standing thoughtfully at a table, playing with a paper-knife.

1947 Z. Grey Valley of Wild Horses ii. 27 Dick had turned—with the teacher's long paper knife in his hand and baleful hate in his prominent eyes.

1997 J. Updike Toward End of Time 61 Boxes of turn-of-the-century first editions..that he slit, as he read, with a little ivory paper knife in his signet-ringed right hand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paper knife
释义	paper knifen. Brit. /ˈpeɪpənʌɪf/, U.S. /ˈpeɪpərˌnaɪf/ Inflections: Plural paper knives. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paper n., knife n. Etymology: < paper n. + knife n. A slim knife used for slitting paper along a fold, such as when opening a letter or separating uncut leaves in a book. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > knife > [noun] > other knives bollock knifec1400 paring knife1415 spudc1440 pricking-knifec1500 shaving-knife1530–1 by-knifec1570 heading knife1574 stock knife1582 drawing knife1583 bung-knife1592 weeding knife1598 drawing knife1610 heading knife1615 draw knife1679 dressing knife1683 redishing knife1688 mocotaugan1716 skinning knife1767 paper knife1789 draw shave1824 leaf-cutter1828 piece-knife1833 nut-pick1851 relic knife1854 butch1859 straw-knife1862 sportsman's companion1863 ulu1864 skinner1872 hacker1875 over-shave1875 stripping-knife1875 Stanley knife1878 flat-back1888 gauge-knife1888 tine-knife1888 plough1899 band-knife1926 X-Acto1943 shank1953 box cutter1955 ratchet knife1966 ratchet1975 1789 Catal. Plate, China, & Other Effects B. Bartlett 3 Two spying-glasses, an opera-glass, a paper-knife, etc. 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. viii. 183 Being reduced to make a paper-knife of your finger. 1889 W. Besant Bell St. Paul's II. 137 Standing thoughtfully at a table, playing with a paper-knife. 1947 Z. Grey Valley of Wild Horses ii. 27 Dick had turned—with the teacher's long paper knife in his hand and baleful hate in his prominent eyes. 1997 J. Updike Toward End of Time 61 Boxes of turn-of-the-century first editions..that he slit, as he read, with a little ivory paper knife in his signet-ringed right hand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1789
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