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scissorsMain Entry: scis·sors Pronunciation: \ˈsi-zərz\ Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: Middle English cisours, sisoures, from Middle French cisoires, from Vulgar Latin *caesorium (singular) cutting instrument, from Latin caedere to cut Date: 14th century 1 : a cutting instrument having two blades whose cutting edges slide past each other
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