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| 1. | (used with a singular or plural verb) a cutting instrument for paper, cloth, etc., consisting of two blades, each having a ring-shaped handle, that are so pivoted together that their sharp edges work one against the other (often used with pair of). |
| 2. | (used with a singular verb) Gymnastics. any of several feats in which the legs execute a scissorlike motion. |
| 3. | (used with a singular verb) Wrestling. a hold secured by clasping the legs around the body or head of the opponent. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME cisoures, sisoures < MF cisoires < ML *cīsōria, pl. of LL cīsōrium cutting tool (see chisel); current sp. by association with L scindere to cut (ptp. scīssus), ML scīssor tailor]
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scis·sor
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(click for larger image in new window) tr.v. scis·sored, scis·sor·ing, scis·sors To cut or clip with scissors or shears. n.
[From alteration (influenced by Latin scissor, cutter) of Middle English sisours, scissors, from Old French cisoires, from Vulgar Latin *cīsōria, from Late Latin, pl. of cīsōrium, cutting instrument, from Latin caesus, -cīsus, past participle of caedere, to cut; see kaə-id- in Indo-European roots.] |
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scissors
c.1384, sisoures, from O.Fr. cisoires (pl.) "shears," from V.L. *cisoria (pl.) "cutting instrument," from *cisus (in compounds such as L. excisus, pp. of excidere "to cutout"), ult. from L. cædere "to cut." In Scotland, shears answers for all sizes; but in England generally that word is used only for those too large to be worked by one hand. Spelling with sc- is 16c., from influence of M.L. scissor "tailor," from L. "carver, cutter," from pp. stem of scindere "to split." Sense in wrestling is from 1904. The verb scissor "to cur with scissors" is recorded from 1612; in the wrestling sense it is attested from 1968.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| scissors | |
noun | |
| 1. | an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades |
| 2. | a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze |
| 3. | a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
scissors [ˈsizəz] noun plural
a type of cutting instrument with two blades
Example: a pair of scissors
Example: a pair of scissors
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Scissors, TX (CDP, FIPS 66248) Location: 26.13001 N, 98.05157 W
Population (1990): 1513 (346 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
Scissors
Chis"el\, n. [OF. chisel, F. ciseau, fr. LL. cisellus, prob. for caesellus, fr. L. caesus, p. p. of caedere to cut. Cf. Scissors.] A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal, etc.; -- usually driven by a mallet or hammer. Cold chisel. See under Cold, a.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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