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serpette

/sɜː(ɹ)ˈpɛt/

serpette noun: a pruning knife with a curved blade.

serpette: a pruning knife with a curved blade
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Noun

serpette (plural serpettes)

  1. A pruning knife with a curved blade.
    • Everywhere the vintagers are busy detaching the grapes with their little hook-shaped serpettes[…]2008, Henry Vizetelly, Facts about Champagne and Other Sparkling Wine (Illustrated Edition), page 32

Forms of serpette

pluralserpettes

Origin of serpette

Borrowed from French serpette.

Words that rhyme with serpette

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Questions about serpette

What does serpette mean?
Serpette means a pruning knife with a curved blade.
What part of speech is serpette?
Serpette is a noun.
How do you pronounce serpette?
Serpette is pronounced /sɜː(ɹ)ˈpɛt/.
What is the plural of serpette?
The plural of serpette is serpettes.

Words near serpette in the dictionary

  1. serpents
  2. serpentwood
  3. Serpes
  4. serpesh
  5. serpeshes
  6. serpette
  7. serpettes
  8. serpeych
  9. serpeyches
  10. Serpico
  11. Serpicos

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