ˈsɪzəz n.pl. 1 (also
pair of scissors sing.) an
instrument for cutting fabric,
paper,
hair,
etc., having
two pivoted blades
with finger and thumb holes in
the handles, operating by closing on the
material to be
cut. 2 (treated as sing.) a a
method of high-jumping with a
forward and
backward movement of the legs. b a hold in wrestling in
which the opponent's
body or
esp.
head is gripped
between the legs. øscissor-bill =
SKIMMER 4. scissor-bird (or -tail) a fork-tailed
flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus. scissors and
paste a method of compiling a
book,
article, etc.,
from extracts from others or
without independent research. øøscissorwise adv. [ME sisoures f. OF cisoires f. LL cisoria pl. of cisorium cutting instrument (as CHISEL): assoc. with L scindere scisscut]