[pl.] a tool for cutting paper or fabric, that has two sharp blades with handles, joined together in the middle:
a pair of scissors
seealsoNAILSCISSORS
scissor adjective [onlybeforenoun]:
The legs move in a scissor action.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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