scissors Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
    pair of scissors.
  2. noun a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
    scissors grip; scissor hold; scissors hold; scissor grip.
  3. noun a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move
  4. verb cut with or as if with scissors
    scissor.

WordNet

Scis"sors noun plural
Etymology
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.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913