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- proper noun trademark A utility knife, usually with a short, sharp,
disposable blade mounted on a pen-like body, usually forcrafts andhobbies . Also X-Acto knife.
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Examples
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Before Control was released, a record company executive told me how he ordered the art director to take an X-Acto knife and slim down my image on the cover.
True You Janet Jackson 2011
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Before Control was released, a record company executive told me how he ordered the art director to take an X-Acto knife and slim down my image on the cover.
True You Janet Jackson 2011
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The man reached across the table, picked up the X-Acto knife.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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Fancy thought about stabbing it with one of the X-Acto knives strewn irresponsibly around the room.
Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011
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"From 1,700 frames they cut out images with X-Acto knives," Mr. Bonomo said.
When Video Frightened the Radio Star Bruce Bennett 2011
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Fancy thought about stabbing it with one of the X-Acto knives strewn irresponsibly around the room.
Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011
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Fancy thought about stabbing it with one of the X-Acto knives strewn irresponsibly around the room.
Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011
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Before Control was released, a record company executive told me how he ordered the art director to take an X-Acto knife and slim down my image on the cover.
True You Janet Jackson 2011
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The man reached across the table, picked up the X-Acto knife.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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Fancy thought about stabbing it with one of the X-Acto knives strewn irresponsibly around the room.
Slice Of Cherry Dia Reeves 2011
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