0 a knife for opening envelopes that is not sharp and is often decorative --
Bosse also turned his efforts to small, everyday items such as letter openers, keyrings, corkscrews, and pencil holders, all of which bear his distinctive black and gold look.
Letter openers may be composed of wood, metals such as stainless steel or pewter, plastic, sometimes even ivory, or a combination of materials.
Fortunately, the letter opener turned out not to be made of pure silver.
He finds a letter opener in a desk and hides it in the back pocket of his jumpsuit.
It was said that it could be used as a letter opener.
It could certainly not by any stretch of the imagination be described as a letter opener.