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letter openers (knives, cutting tools, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Instruments with a narrow knifelike blade and often ornamented handle used for cutting paper and opening envelopes. |
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letter openers (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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letter opener (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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knife, paper (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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knives, paper (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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opener, letter (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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openers, letter (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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paper knives (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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拆信刀 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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開信刀 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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裁紙刀 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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chāi xìn dāo (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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chai xin dao (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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ch'ai hsin tao (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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briefopeners (snijgereedschap) (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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coupe-papier (C,U,French-P,AD,U,MSN)
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Brieföffner (C,U,German-P,D,SN)
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cortapapeles (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,PN)
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cortapapel (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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abrecartas (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,PN)
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abridor de cartas (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,PN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TH |
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................................ letter openers (G) |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 刃部細長如刀的器具,把手經常有裝飾,用來切割紙張以及拆開信封。 |
Dutch ..... Instrumenten met een smal blad als van een mes en vaak met een versierd handvat, gebruikt om papier te snijden en enveloppen te openen. |
German ..... Instrument mit einer schmalen Messerklinge und oftmals verziertem Griff zum Schneiden von Papier und Öffnen von Umschlägen. |
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