Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pair of scissors

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
pair of s-cis-sors
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From Middle English paire of Sesurys, pare of cisurs, payr of sesurs, payr of sisurs, peir sisours, peyre cysours, peyre of sysers.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pairs of scissors (plural)

Synonyms

scissors

Questions

What does pair of scissors mean?
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
Where does pair of scissors come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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