Difference between revisions of "Spoon"
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| − | A spoon is an eating utensil characterized by its smooth convex surface. | + | A spoon is an eating utensil characterized by its smooth convex surface. There are various types of spoon, including soup spoons (a mid-size spoon with with a round bowl), dessert spoons (a mid-size spoon with an oval bowl), serving spoons (a large usually oval spoon used for conveying food from a serving dish to a plate or bowl), teaspoons (small oval spoons), coffee spoons (even smaller oval spoons), egg spoons (often made of horn), grapefruit spons (an oval spoon with a deep bowl and a sharp edge), and jam spoons (which have cutaways like a violin on each side of the bowl). This list is not complete. |
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| + | A spork is a cross between a spoon and a fork. | ||
Revision as of 22:43, March 26, 2007
A spoon is an eating utensil characterized by its smooth convex surface. There are various types of spoon, including soup spoons (a mid-size spoon with with a round bowl), dessert spoons (a mid-size spoon with an oval bowl), serving spoons (a large usually oval spoon used for conveying food from a serving dish to a plate or bowl), teaspoons (small oval spoons), coffee spoons (even smaller oval spoons), egg spoons (often made of horn), grapefruit spons (an oval spoon with a deep bowl and a sharp edge), and jam spoons (which have cutaways like a violin on each side of the bowl). This list is not complete.
A spork is a cross between a spoon and a fork.