English
Image:Nozyczki4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|an assortment of scissors

Etymology
From ME. term|sisoures < OF. term|cisoires < Medieval Latin term|cisoria < plural of Late Latin term|cisorium||cutting instrument < Latin term|caesus < PIE. *term||skhai-|to strike.

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/�sɪz�z/, SAMPA|/"sIz@z/
a|US enPR|sĭzʹ�rz, IPA|/�sɪz�z/, SAMPA|/"sIz@`z/
audio|en-us-scissors.ogg|Audio (US)
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Noun
infl|en|noun pluralonly

1. 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.

Synonyms
sense|tool used for cutting pair of scissors

Derived terms
scissor

Slovak: nožnice f|p
Slovene: Å¡karje f|p
Spanish: t+|es|tijeras|f|p
Swahili: mkasi, mikasi (pl, noun 3/4)
Swedish: t+|sv|sax|s
Telugu: �త�త�ర (kattera)
Thai: THchar|�รร��ร (gron-grai)
Turkish: t+|tr|makas
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Category:Tools

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Verb
scissors

1. third-person singular of|scissor

• 2007-12-18 05:20 - Doug Hockin - /* English */ Reformat etymology and rhymes

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