ˈshārənˌshnitə noun
( -s )
Etymology: German, plural of scherenschnitt , literally, scissors cut, from scheren , plural of schere scissors (from Middle High German schære , plural, from Old High German skār ) + schnitt cut, from Middle High German snit , from Old High German; akin to Old English snid cut, from the Germanic root of snīthan to cut — more at shear schneider
: the art of cutting paper into decorative designs — compare silhouette in the Dict