/ ˈsɪzəz; NAmE ˈsɪzərz/ noun
[ pl. ] a tool for cutting paper or cloth, that has two sharp blades with handles, joined together in the middle :
a pair of scissors
—see also nail scissors
► scis·sor adjective [ only before noun ]:
The legs move in a scissor action.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French cisoires , from late Latin cisoria , plural of cisorium cutting instrument, from cis- , variant of caes- , stem of caedere to cut. The spelling with sc- (16th cent.) was by association with the Latin stem sciss- cut.