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utensil

[yoo-ten-suhl] Origin

u·ten·sil

[yoo-ten-suhl]
noun
1.
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.: eating utensils; baking utensils.
2.
any instrument, vessel, or tool serving a useful purpose: smoking utensils; fishing utensils; farming utensils.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English (collective singular): household articles < Middle French utensile < Latin ūtēnsilia, neuter plural of ūtēnsilis useful, derivative of ūtī to use


2. See tool.

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Utensil is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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utensil (juːˈtɛnsəl)
 
n
an implement, tool, or container for practical use: writing utensils
 
[C14 utensele, via Old French from Latin ūtēnsilia necessaries, from ūtēnsilis available for use, from ūtī to use]

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utensil
late 14c., from O.Fr. utensile "implement," from L. utensilia "materials, things for use," noun use of neut. pl. of utensilis "fit for use," from uti (see use).
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