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X-Acto

X-Acto proper noun: a utility knife, usually with a short, sharp, disposable blade mounted on a pen-like body, usually for crafts and hobbies; an X-Acto knife.

Proper noun

X-Acto

  1. A utility knife, usually with a short, sharp, disposable blade mounted on a pen-like body, usually for crafts and hobbies; an X-Acto knife.

Origin of X-Acto

Trademark, 1920s, presumably from exact.

Questions about X-Acto

What does X-Acto mean?
X-Acto means a utility knife, usually with a short, sharp, disposable blade mounted on a pen-like body, usually for crafts and hobbies; an X-Acto knife.
What part of speech is X-Acto?
X-Acto is a proper noun.

Words near X-Acto in the dictionary

  1. X'mas tree
  2. X'mas trees
  3. x's
  4. X's and O's
  5. x-
  6. X-Acto
  7. X-aerogel
  8. X-aerogels
  9. X-ALD
  10. x-axes
  11. x-axis

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