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scissor

N กรรไกร  ตะไกร  shears pair of shears cutting instrument kan-kai

 

scissor

VT ตัด ด้วย กรรไกร  tad-duai-kan-kai

 

scissors

N กรรไกร  ตะไกร  shears pair of shears cutting instrument kan-kai

 

scissorstail

N นก จับ แมลง จำพวก มี หาง เป็น รูป ขากรรไกร 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCISSORS

n.siz'zors, plu. [L. scissor, from scindo, to cut, Gr. ] A cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller, consisting of two cutting blades movable on a pin in the center, by which they are fastened. Hence we usually say, a pair of scissors.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SCISSOR

SCISSOR Scis "sor, v. t.

 

Defn: To cut with scissors or shears; to prepare with the aid of scissors. Massinger.

 

SCISSORS

Scis "sors, n. pl. Etym: [OE. sisoures, OF. cisoires (cf. F. ciseaux ),probably fr. LL. cisorium a cutting instrument, fr. L. caedere to cut. Cf. Chisel, Concise. The modern spelling is due to a mistaken derivation from L. scissor one who cleaves or divides, fr. scindere, scissum, to cut, spilt. ]

 

Defn: A cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller, consisting of two cutting blades with handles, movable on a pin in the center, by which they are held together. Often called a pair of scissors. [Formerly written also cisors, cizars, and scissars.] Scissors grinder (Zoöl.), the European goatsucker. [Prov. Eng. ]

 

SCISSORSBILL

SCISSORSBILL Scis "sors *bill `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: See Skimmer.

 

SCISSORSTAIL

SCISSORSTAIL Scis "sors *tail `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A tyrant flycatcher (Milvulus forficatus ) of the Southern United States and Mexico, which has a deeply forked tail. It is light gray above, white beneath, salmon on the flanks, and fiery red at the base of the crown feathers.

 

SCISSORS-TAILED

SCISSORS-TAILED Scis "sors-tailed `, a. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Having the outer feathers much the longest, the others decreasing regularly to the median ones.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

scissor

scis sor |ˈsizər ˈsɪzər | verb 1 [ with obj. ] cut (something ) with scissors: pages scissored out of a magazine. 2 [ with obj. ] move (one's legs ) back and forth in a way resembling the action of scissors: he was still hanging on, scissoring his legs uselessly. [ no obj. ] (of a person's legs ) move in such a way. noun see scissors. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from scissors .

 

scissorbill

scis sor bill |ˈsizərˌbil | noun 1 another term for skimmer ( sense 2 ). 2 informal an incompetent or objectionable person.

 

scissor hold

scis sor hold |ˈsɪzər hoʊld |(also scissors hold ) noun Wrestling a hold in which the head or other part of the opponent's body is gripped between the legs, which are then locked by crossing them at the instep or ankles to apply pressure.

 

scissor jack

scis sor jack (also scissors jack ) noun a jack for heavy lifting, operated by a horizontal screw that raises or lowers a frame of hinged, rhombus-shaped linkages.

 

scissor kick

scis sor kick |ˈsɪzər kɪk |(also scissors kick ) noun (in various sports, particularly swimming and soccer ) a kick in which the legs make a sharp snapping movement like the blades of a pair of scissors. DERIVATIVES scis sor-kick verb

 

scissor lift

scis |sor lift noun a surface raised or lowered by the closing or opening of crossed supports pivoted like the two halves of a pair of scissors.

 

scissors

scis sors |ˈsizərz ˈsɪzərz |(also a pair of scissors ) plural noun an instrument used for cutting cloth, paper, and other thin material, consisting of two blades laid one on top of the other and fastened in the middle so as to allow them to be opened and closed by a thumb and finger inserted through rings on the end of their handles. (also scissor ) [ often as modifier ] an action in which two things cross each other or open and close like the blades of a pair of scissors: as the fish swims, the tail lobes open and close in a slight scissor action. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French cisoires, from late Latin cisoria, plural of cisorium cutting instrument, from cis-, variant of caes-, stem of caedere to cut. The spelling with sc- (16th cent. ) was by association with the Latin stem sciss- cut.

 

scissors and paste

scis sors and paste noun & verb another term for cut and paste.

 

scissor-tailed flycatcher

scis sor-tailed fly catch er noun (also scissortail ) a tyrant flycatcher with a very long forked tail, found in the southern US and noted for its spectacular aerial display. [Tyrannus forficatus, family Tyrannidae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

scissor

scis |sor |ˈsɪzə | verb 1 [ with obj. and adverbial ] cut (something ) with scissors: pages scissored out of a magazine. 2 [ with obj. ] move (one's legs ) back and forth in a way resembling the action of scissors: he was still hanging on, scissoring his legs uselessly. [ no obj. ] (of a person's legs ) move in a way resembling the action of scissors. noun see scissors. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from scissors .

 

scissorbill

scissor |bill noun 1 another term for skimmer ( sense 5 ). 2 N. Amer. informal an incompetent or objectionable person.

 

scissor hold

scissor hold (also scissors hold ) noun Wrestling a hold in which the head or other part of the opponent's body is gripped between the legs which are then locked at the instep or ankles to apply pressure.

 

scissor jack

scis sor jack (also scissors jack ) noun a jack for heavy lifting, operated by a horizontal screw that raises or lowers a frame of hinged, rhombus-shaped linkages.

 

scissor kick

scissor kick (also scissors kick ) noun (in various sports, particularly swimming and soccer ) a kick in which the legs make a sharp snapping movement like that of a pair of scissors.

 

scissor lift

scis |sor lift noun a surface raised or lowered by the closing or opening of crossed supports pivoted like the two halves of a pair of scissors.

 

scissors

scissors |ˈsɪzəz |(also a pair of scissors ) plural noun an instrument used for cutting cloth, paper, and other material, consisting of two blades laid one on top of the other and fastened in the middle so as to allow them to be opened and closed by a thumb and finger inserted through rings on the end of their handles. (also scissor ) [ as modifier ] denoting an action in which two things cross each other or open and close like the blades of a pair of scissors: as the fish swims the tail lobes open and close in a slight scissor action. Rugby a tactical move in which a player running diagonally takes the ball from a teammate and changes the direction of the attack, or feints to do so. PHRASES scissors and paste another term for cut and paste (see cut ). ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French cisoires, from late Latin cisoria, plural of cisorium cutting instrument , from cis-, variant of caes-, stem of caedere to cut . The spelling with sc- (16th cent. ) was by association with the Latin stem sciss- cut .

 

scissortail

scis ¦sor |tail noun 1 (also scissor-tailed flycatcher ) a tyrant flycatcher with a very long forked tail, found in the southern US and noted for its spectacular aerial display. Tyrannus forficatus, family Tyrannidae. 2 (also scissors-tail ) a small SE Asian freshwater fish with a deeply forked tail. Rasbora trilineata, family Cyprinidae.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

scissors

scis sors /sɪ́zə r z / (! sci-は //) 〖語源は 「切る道具 」〗名詞 〖複数扱い 〗1 はさみ cut with a pair of scissors はさみで切る (!╳ a scissorsとしない; 刃の部分はblade (s ); 単数形scissorは 名詞 の前で形容詞的に用いる ) .2 スポーツ 〖単数形で 〗(レスリングの )はさみ締め .

 

scissors-and-paste

sc ssors-and-p ste 形容詞 名詞 の前で 〗のりとはさみで編集した ; (資料の寄せ集めで )独自性のない .