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paper-knife

paper-knife is the alternative form of paperknife.

Meaning of paperknife

Noun

paperknife (plural paperknives)

  1. A knife for cutting paper or opening envelopes.

Forms of paper-knife

pluralpaper-knives

Questions about paper-knife

What is paper-knife the alternative form of?
Paper-knife is the alternative form of paperknife.

Words near paper-knife in the dictionary

  1. paper-hand
  2. paper-handed
  3. paper-handing
  4. paper-hanger
  5. paper-hangers
  6. paper-knife
  7. paper-knives
  8. paper-maker
  9. paper-makers
  10. paper-milling
  11. paper-money

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