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Meanings of pair of scissors in anglès

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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.

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Usage of pair of scissors in anglès
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In the first place, it looks like an ordinary pair of scissors.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 20...
2
Last year, a student stabbed another child with a pair of scissors.
Radio NZ
3
A resident holds a pair of scissors while undertaking an unknown task.
The Guardian
4
He held out a pair of scissors and a clamp to Matthew.
The Book of Life
5
Suddenly he saw Maria take from her ring a pair of scissors.
Philippine Folk-Tales
6
With my body, I hid the pair of scissors I was holding.
Sister Mine
7
They had been cut off smoothly, as with a pair of scissors.
The Guardian Angel
8
He found a pair of scissors and a roll of surgical tape.
Naughty neighbor
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You see my bill is very much like a pair of scissors.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children
10
The wick needs trimming, there's a big pair of scissors near it.
East of the sun
11
It looked like a pair of scissors but with just one handle.
The Guardian
12
Might a' been a pair of scissors, they was that close together.
The Tides of Barnegat
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A neighbouring pair of scissors snips a kiss in your direction.
The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson — Volume 2
14
She grasped a pair of scissors greedily and stabbed the air with them.
An Unsocial Socialist
15
The poker is then able to support a pair of scissors.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) / A Plain Story Simply Tol...
16
Between thumb and forefinger he idly swung a pair of scissors.
Australia Felix
Translations for pair of scissors
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