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cisailles.

shears, clippers

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/si.zaj//si.zɑj/
  1. shears, clippers

    feminine · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French cisaille(s), from a Vulgar Latin *cisac(u)la, from *caesacula, from the neuter plural of a *caesaculum, formed from the root of Latin caesus, from caedō (“cut”). Cf. also the related ciseau.

verb/si.zaj//si.zɑj/
  1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of cisailler

    form-of · indicative · present · second-person · singular · subjunctive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French cisaille(s), from a Vulgar Latin *cisac(u)la, from *caesacula, from the neuter plural of a *caesaculum, formed from the root of Latin caesus, from caedō (“cut”). Cf. also the related ciseau.

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