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Scissors

SCISSORS, n. siz'zors, plu. [L. scissor, from scindo, to cut, Gr.] A cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller, consisting of two cutting blades movable on a pin in the center, by which they are fasten...

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SCISSORS, n. siz'zors, plu. [L. scissor, from scindo, to cut, Gr.]

A cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller, consisting of two cutting blades movable on a pin in the center, by which they are fastened. Hence we usually say, a pair of scissors.

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