a cutting implement; a tool for cutting
Implements used on the table, usually called flatware.
Knives with cutting edge, (e.g., dinner, dessert, carving knives). In Europe this term is used to refer to flatware or silverware.
A hand utensil used for cutting or serving food.
Machine-made knives using less craftsmanship than forged cutlery. Usually does not include a metal bolster, and may also be referred to as "cold pressed" cutlery.
Knives with a cutting edge. (example: dinner, dessert or carving knives) Informally used, this term refers to a flatware set.
Cutlery refers to any hand utensil used in preparing, serving, and especially eating food. It is more usually known as silverware or flatware in the United States, where cutlery can have the more specific meaning of knives and other cutting instruments. This is probably the original meaning of the word.
