Instrument composé d'une lame tranchante et d'un manche, et qui sert ordinairement ŕ couper.
1. A character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote; SYN. obelisk.
2. A short stabbing weapon with a pointed blade.
ETYM Old Eng. knif, as. cnîf; akin to Dutch knijf, Icel. knîfr, Swed. knif, Dan. kniv.
(Irregular plural: knives).
1. A cutting instrument with a sharp-edged pointed metal blade with a handle.
2. A weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point.