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utensil(dictionary)

utensil (iou)



utensil noun. LME.
[Old French utensile (mod. ustensile) from medieval Latin utensile use as noun of Latin utensilis fit for use, useful (utensilia noun pl., implements), from uti use.]
collect. sing. Vessels or instruments for domestic use. Chiefly Scot. LME-M16.
An implement, vessel, or article, esp. one for domestic use. L15.
J. H. Burn The Bantu in Africa..use cooking utensils of iron.
a. A part of the human frame serving a special purpose. rare. Only in 17.
b. A person made use of, a useful person. rare. L17.
A sacred vessel, furnishing, etc., belonging to or used in a church etc. M17.
A chamber-pot. Chiefly in chamber utensil. L17.