English Explanatory Dictionary

X-Acto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A utility knife, usually with a short, sharp, disposable blade mounted on a pen-like body, usually for crafts and hobbies; an X-Acto knife.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-X-Acto.wav

Word forms

X-Acto

Etymology

Trademark, 1920s, presumably from exact.

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