Recent Examples on the WebUse scissors to fringe the ends of the burlap to replicate the bristles of a broom. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2022 Volunteers brought toiletries, including toothbrushes and deodorant, and bags of new clothes for the soldiers to wear after physicians used scissors to cut through their shirts and pants to expose their wounds. John Hudson, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Again, stagger plantings every five days or so, but also harvest properly: use scissors and cut the leaves rather than pull the plant. Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 26 May 2022 Use scissors to make cuts ⅔ of the way through the ring at 1-inch intervals, cutting from the outside of the ring toward the center. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 24 May 2022 One night after dinner, M was upstairs and used scissors to cut both ankles.New York Times, 23 Apr. 2022 Jurnee said a classmate used scissors to cut her hair on a school bus, Hoffmeyer told The Associated Press earlier this year. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2021 Officials wearing cloth gloves used scissors to cut open an evidence bag with the balls, poured them carefully into a bingo machine DHS said was made by Kardwell International, closed the clear, plastic dome and turned on the machine. Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2021 Early in his career, Torson worked primarily with clippers and wasn’t ready to pick up scissors when Crawford asked. Kikue Higuchi, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English cisours, sisoures, from Middle French cisoires, from Vulgar Latin *caesorium (singular) cutting instrument, from Latin caedere to cut
ADJECTIVE | ... OF SCISSORS | VERB + SCISSORS | SCISSORS + VERBADJECTIVE➤blunt, sharp鈍剪刀;鋒利的剪刀▸➤kitchen廚房用剪刀▸➤nail指甲剪➤small小剪刀... OF SCISSORS➤pair一把剪刀◇a pair of nail scissors一把指甲剪VERB + SCISSORS➤cut sth with, use用剪刀剪⋯;用剪刀◇Don't use these scissors to cut paper or cardboard.不要用這把剪刀剪紙或卡紙。SCISSORS + VERB➤cut剪刀剪◇These scissors don't cut very well.這把剪刀不太快。