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utensils

[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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Word Origin & History

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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