sisours

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French cisoires, from Vulgar Latin *cīsōria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈzuːris/, /ˈsizuris/, /siˈzuːrs/, /ˈsizurs/, /siˈzuːrz/, /ˈsizurz/

Noun

sisours pl (plural only)

  1. scissors
  2. shears
  3. (rare) snuffer (candle extinguisher)

Descendants

  • English: scissors
  • Scots: scissors, shissors, chizors
  • Middle Welsh: siswrn

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