forbici — meaning in English

English meaning

• scissor verb To cut with, or as if with, scissors.
• scissors noun A tool with two pivoting blades used for cutting paper, fabric, hair and other thin materials.
• shears noun A large scissor-like cutting tool with two pivoting blades, used for tasks like trimming hedges or cutting sheet metal.

Senses

forbici is used for these senses in English:

• scissor (rare) One blade on a pair of scissors.
• scissors (countable, usually, construed as plural) A 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.
• shears A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc.

scissor — full definition

1. verb To cut with, or as if with, scissors.
2. verb To move in a scissor-like motion, especially the legs.

scissors — full definition

1. noun A tool with two pivoting blades used for cutting paper, fabric, hair and other thin materials.
2. noun In wrestling or similar sports, a hold in which the legs are locked around an opponent like closing blades.

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