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scissor

scis·sor

UK/ˈsəzə/ US/ˈsɪzə/ uncommon obsolete rare

verb

1.

cut with or as if with scissors

Origin

From Middle English cysour, cysoure, cysowre, altered from sisours (“scissors”), from Old French cisoires, cisours, cisur, from Latin caedere (“to cut”); current spelling influenced by Latin scindere, scissus (“to split”).

Phrases

  • scissor binoculars
  • scissor bite
  • scissor congruence
  • scissor cross
  • scissor door
  • scissor kick
  • scissor lift
  • scissor sister

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