SCISSORS


Meaning of SCISSORS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-zərz ]

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Etymology: Middle English cisours, sisoures, from Middle French cisoires, from Vulgar Latin * caesorium (singular) 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

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