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Scissor vs Scissors

The correct term is "scissors" when referring to the cutting tool with two blades. "Scissor" is not a commonly used term in English for this tool.

Last updated: March 17, 2024 • 1438 views

Scissor

This is not a correct term in English. The correct term is "scissors".

The term "scissors" is the plural form used to refer to the cutting tool with two blades. It is always used in the plural form.
  • My company has a scissor lift - a platform on wheels (like a forklift). ... it is a pair because it has two "Scissor",therefore it is scissors...if you want one-half of a pair  ...
  • These were of the 'spring scissor' type comprising two bronze blades connected at the handles by a thin, flexible strip of curved bronze which served to hold the ...
  • [From alteration (influenced by Latin scissor, cutter) of Middle English sisours, scissors, from Old French cisoires, from Vulgar Latin *cīsōria, from Late Latin, pl. of ...
  • (noun adjunct) Used in certain noun phrases to denote a thing resembling the action of scissors, as scissor kick, scissor hold (wrestling), scissor jack.

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Scissors

This is the correct term in English when referring to the cutting tool with two blades.

Use "scissors" when referring to the tool with two blades used for cutting various materials. It is always used in the plural form.
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