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.

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Meanings

nounpaper knife (plural paper knives)

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.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books

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letter openerpaperknife
Broader
knife
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

paper knife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20knife

MLA

“paper knife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20knife. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paper knife,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paper%20knife.

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