Paperknife

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  paperknife \pa"per*knife`\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*n[imac]f`), n.
     A dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters
     are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books.
  
     Syn: letter opener.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  paperknife
       n : dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters
           are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books [syn: {letter
           opener}, {paper knife}]
       [also: {paperknives} (pl)]