n.
Pronunciation: ' si-z ə rz
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Etymology: Middle English cisours, sisoures, from Middle French cisoires, from Vulgar Latin *caesorium (sing.) cutting instrument, from Latin caedere to cut
Date: 14th century
1 : a cutting instrument having two blades whose cutting edges slide past each other
2 a : a gymnastic feat in which the leg movements suggest the opening and closing of scissors b : SCISSORS HOLD