paper cutter
any device for cutting or trimming paper, typically a weighted, powered, or spring-hinged blade mounted on or over a ruled board or table on which many sheets of paper may be aligned for cutting at one time.
Origin of paper cutter
1Other words from paper cutter
- paper-cutting, adjective
Words Nearby paper cutter
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How to use paper cutter in a sentence
His eyes were fixed on the table beside which he was seated; he tapped it lightly with a paper-cutter which he held in his hand.
Robin Redbreast | Mary Louisa MolesworthAgain and again she tried to move the latch with a pen-knife, and then with a paper-cutter, but without success.
The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley LeonardCourtney laid the paper-cutter carefully on the blotter, and drawing out his cigarette case, he selected one and slowly lit it.
The Colonel of the Red Huzzars | John Reed ScottThe Roman, pondering, twisted a paper-cutter and frowned in front of him.
The Varmint | Owen JohnsonThe end of a paper-cutter or the end of a rounded ivory handled drawing instrument is excellent for this purpose.
Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught | Joshua Rose
British Dictionary definitions for paper-cutter
a machine for cutting paper, usually a blade mounted over a table on which paper can be aligned
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