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Scissors
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Scissors are hand-operated cutting instruments. They consist of a pair of
metal blades pivoted so that the sharpened edges slide against each other when the handles (bows) opposite to the pivot are closed. Scissors are used for cutting various thin materials, such as
paper,
cardboard,
metal foil, thin
plastic,
cloth,
rope and
wire. Scissors can also be used to cut
hair and
food. Scissors and
shears are functionally equivalent, but larger implements tend to be called shears.
There are many types of scissors and shears for different purposes. For example, children's scissors, used only on paper, have dull blades and rounded corners to ensure safety. Scissors used to cut hair or fabric must be much sharper. The largest shears used to cut metal or to trim shrubs must have very strong, sharp blades.
Specialized scissors include
sewing scissors, which often have one sharp point and one blunt point for intricate cutting of fabric, and
nail scissors, which sometimes have curved blades for cutting
fingernails and
toenails.
Special kinds of shears include
pinking shears, which have notched blades that cut cloth to give it a wavy edge, and
thinning shears, which have teeth that cut every second hair strand, rather than every strand giving the illusion of thinner hair.
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Terminology
The noun "scissors" is treated as a
plural noun, and therefore takes a plural verb ("these scissors are"). Alternatively, this tool is also referred to as "a pair of scissors", in which case it (a pair) is singular and therefore takes a singular verb ("this pair of scissors is").
The word shears is used to describe similar instruments that are larger in size and f...
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