Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name)
5. equipment
6. [equipment by process]
7. cutting equipment
8. cutting tools
9. knives

Narrower term/s

• carving knives
• cutlery [NP][+]
  • shears (cutting tools) [NP] [+]
    • metalworking shears [NP] [+]
      • bench shears
      • circle shears
      • lever shears
      • sheet shears (metalworking shears)
      • tin snips
      • bolt clippers (shears)
    • lever shears [NP]
    • pinking shears [NP]
    • hedge shears [NP]
    • pruning shears [NP]
    • grape shears [NP]
    • sugar cutters [NP] [+]
      • sugar hammers
    • poultry shears [NP]
    • sheep shears [NP]
    • sewing shears [NP]
    • animal shears [NP]
    • band cutter shears [NP]
    • basketmaker's shears [NP]
    • dressmaker's shears [NP]
    • dental shears [NP]
    • glass shears [NP]
    • fabric shears [NP] [+]
      • pinking shears
      • dressmaker's shears
      • fuller's shears
    • fetlock shears [NP]
    • fishing shears [NP]
    • fuller's shears [NP]
    • horse shears [NP]
    • grass shears [NP]
    • medical shears [NP]
    • leather shears [NP]
    • rib shears [NP]
    • portfire shears [NP]
    • squaring shears [NP]
    • thinning shears [NP]
• boning knives
• butcher knives
• chopping knives
• paring knives (peelers)
• crumbers [NP]
• [knives for serving food][+]
  • butter knives
  • cake knives
  • ice-cream knives
  • cheese knives (serving utensils)
  • bread knives
  • serving knives [NP]
• place knives[+]
  • dessert knives
  • table knives
  • fish knives
  • fruit knives
  • steak knives
  • butter spreaders
  • entrée knives
  • entrée forks
• oyster knives
• curd knives [NP]
• cooks' knives
• serving knives [NP]
• benediction knives
• fillet knives
• kitchen knives[+]
  • grapefruit knives
  • ham knives
  • santoku knives
• pastry knives
• poultry killing knives [NP]
• produce knives[+]
  • orange knives
• sticking knives [NP]

Anotations

Scope note:

Knives designed for the kitchen or cookery.