Meaning of UTENSIL
| Pronunciation: | | yoo'tensul
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| | Definition: | | [n] an implement for practical use (especially in a household) |
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| | See Also: | | ceramic ware, copperware, funnel, implement, kitchen utensil, server | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \U*ten"sil\ (?; 277), n. [F. utensile, ustensile, L.
utensile, fr. utensilis that may be used, fit for use, fr.
uti, p. p. usus, to use. See {Use}, v. t.]
That which is used; an instrument; an implement; especially,
an instrument or vessel used in a kitchen, or in domestic and
farming business.
Wagons fraught with utensils of war. --Milton.
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