Word
scissor
Phoneticsscis·sor
US/ˈsɪzɝ/
UK/sˈɪsɐ/
Definition
v. to cut something with a pair of scissors. This is an old-fashioned way to say it, so you will not hear this in modern conversation.
v. to cut with a pair of scissors. Archaic in modern usage; typically replaced by 'cut' or 'snip'.
Examples
“She scissor the paper into small pieces.”
“The tailor used a sharp pair of scissors to scissor the excess fabric from the hem.”
“In the old manuscript, the scribe scissor the parchment with such precision that the edges remain perfectly aligned after centuries of handling.”
Examples
simple
“She scissor the paper into small pieces.”
contextual
“The tailor used a sharp pair of scissors to scissor the excess fabric from the hem.”
complex
“In the old manuscript, the scribe scissor the parchment with such precision that the edges remain perfectly aligned after centuries of handling.”
Real-World Examples
“Instead of simply asking people whether they consider themselves left-handed, we observed which hand they actually use for a range of everyday activities: writing , using scissors, brushing their teeth or throwing a ball.” “Her oldest son busted a hole in the ceiling, cutting the trailer’s tin roof back with scissors.” Etymology
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”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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