Complete Definition of "scissor"

English

Etymology
From L. scindere "to cut".

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪz�(r)|-ɪz�(r)

Noun
en-noun

  1. One blade on a pair of scissors

Translations
trans-top|one blade on a pair of scissors
French: ciseau
German: Schere f (sg)
Hungarian: olló
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Italian: forbici f (pl)
Spanish: tijeras f (pl)
Swedish: sax n (sg)
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Verb
en-verb

  1. transitive To cut using, or as if using scissors
  2. transitive To move something as a pair of scissors, especially the legs.

Translations
trans-top|to cut using scissors
Finnish: leikata sakset|saksilla, saksia
French: couper aux ciseaux
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Swedish: klippa
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trans-top|to move something as a pair of scissors
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io:scissor
ja:scissor
vi:scissor
zh:scissor

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