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PAPER KNIVES [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Equipment and Supplies
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
DEF

A small, often decorative, knifelike instrument with a blade of metal, ivory, wood, or the like, for slitting open envelopes, the leaves of books, folded papers, etc.

OBS

paper knife: The plural form is "paper knives."

Key term(s)
  • paperknife
  • paper knives
  • paperknives

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et fournitures de bureau
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
DEF

Couteau en bois, en os, en ivoire, etc., pour couper le papier, séparer les feuilles d'un livre, etc.

OBS

coupe-papier : Les formes au pluriel sont «coupe-papier» et «coupe-papiers».

Key term(s)
  • coupe-papiers

Spanish

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