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To book lovers' delight, Netflix also confirmed and dropped a photo of a fan-favorite book scene — one in which Colin cuts his hand on a letter opener and Penelope wraps it for him, first with a handkerchief, then a napkin.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024
His wife, lying next to him, was dead, stabbed with a letter opener.
—Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2023
Although any item from Rifle Paper Co. would excite your mother-in-law—even their intricately detailed wrapping paper can be a gift in itself—this floral brass letter opener is a functional yet beautiful gift.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023
Advertisement Running a safe and aboveboard election is not simply a matter of turning on the lights at polling places, or sliding a letter opener through an envelope when mail-in ballots arrive.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
But for 60 years, the name of the letter opener was kept secret.
—Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
Maybe skip a fancy letter opener too, just in case.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, House Beautiful, 2 July 2023
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024
His wife, lying next to him, was dead, stabbed with a letter opener.
—Steve Nadis, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2023
Although any item from Rifle Paper Co. would excite your mother-in-law—even their intricately detailed wrapping paper can be a gift in itself—this floral brass letter opener is a functional yet beautiful gift.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023
Advertisement Running a safe and aboveboard election is not simply a matter of turning on the lights at polling places, or sliding a letter opener through an envelope when mail-in ballots arrive.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
But for 60 years, the name of the letter opener was kept secret.
—Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
Maybe skip a fancy letter opener too, just in case.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, House Beautiful, 2 July 2023
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“Letter opener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/letter%20opener. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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