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paper knife

paper knife noun: a sharp tool for cutting open the pages of hand-produced books where the folding of printed sheets has created closed edges.

Noun

paper knife (plural paper knives)

  1. A sharp tool for cutting open the pages of hand-produced books where the folding of printed sheets has created closed edges.

Forms of paper knife

pluralpaper knives

Questions about paper knife

What does paper knife mean?
Paper knife means a sharp tool for cutting open the pages of hand-produced books where the folding of printed sheets has created closed edges.
What part of speech is paper knife?
Paper knife is a noun.
What is the plural of paper knife?
The plural of paper knife is paper knives.

Words near paper knife in the dictionary

  1. paper investing
  2. paper jam
  3. paper jams
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  6. paper knife
  7. paper knives
  8. paper launch
  9. paper launches
  10. paper mache
  11. paper machee

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