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Butter knives

Scope note

Small knives with a wide but dull blade and often with a rounded tip used to cut or serve butter from a butter dish. For similar knives used as a place piece by an individual diner use "butter spreaders."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300043120

Broader Terms used

<knives for serving food>

Equivalent Terms used

butter knife

Created

13yrs ago

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