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u⋅ten⋅sil
[yoo-ten-suh
l] 
–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. |
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| u·ten·sil (yōō-těn'səl) n. An instrument, implement, or container used domestically, especially in a kitchen. See Synonyms at tool. [Middle English, from Old French utensile, from Latin ūtēnsilia, utensils, from neuter pl. of ūtēnsilis, fit for use, from ūtī, to use.] |
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Utensil
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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Language Translation for : utensil
Spanish:
utensilio,
German:
das Gerät,
Japanese:
家庭用品
utensil
c.1375, 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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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