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Definition of Paper knife
1. Noun. Dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paper Knife
Literary usage of Paper knife
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1877)
"The handle of this in- strument is a paper-knife, very handy to remove drawings
that have been glued to the drawing-board. Nickel-plated, 25 cents ; German ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1884)
"A very important tool is a flexible ivory or horn paper-knife; or, better still,
and indeed far better, a peculiar paper-knife made of india rubber, ..."
3. American Druggist (1885)
"In some cases, this procedure will be necessary with each single capsule, but
the force with which the paper knife is used should not be so great as to ..."
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