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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'scissors' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions scissors noun (infl, en, noun) (pluralonly) A type of tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed; the tool is operated by one hand by putting the thumb and a finger or fingers through holes at the ends of the blades that are opposite to the cutting edges. Translations:  Dutch: schaar(nl)f French: m(fr, ciseaux)p German: Schere(de)f Italian: f(it, forbici)p Spanish: f(es, tijeras)p verb  (third-person singular of, scissor) Etymology: From (term, sisoures) < (term, cisoires) < Medieval Latin (term, cisoria) < plural of Late Latin (term, cisorium, , cutting instrument) < Latin (term, caesus) < (PIE.) (term, , skhai-, to strike).        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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