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pinking shears

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈpinking ˌshears (also pinking scissors) noun [plural]  TZa special type of scissors with blades that have V-shaped teeth, used for cutting cloth 锯齿剪刀,齿边布样剪刀
Examples from the Corpus
pinking shearsBecause it is ripstop, and fraying is therefore limited, pinking shears would only be decorative and not at all necessary.Madeleine picked up a pair of pinking shears and began to slice through the material.This Katherine bites the heads off rag-dolls and threatens her sister Bianca with a pair of pinking shears.To prevent excessive fraying cut out using sharp pinking shears.Cut along these lines using pinking shears. 4 Unfold and place the three strips on top of each other.Trim the raw edges of the fabric with pinking shears.
Origin pinking shears (1900-2000) pink to cut decoratively ((14-20 centuries))
ˈpinking ˌshears nounChineseSyllable
a have scissors of that blades type Corpus with special V-shaped


pinking shears
ˈpinking ˌshears (also ˈpinking ˌscissors) noun [plural]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: pink 'to cut decoratively' (14-20 centuries)
a special type of scissors with blades that have V-shaped teeth, used for cutting cloth


pink·ing shearsBrE /ˈpɪŋkɪŋ ʃɪəz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpɪŋkɪŋ ʃɪrz/ 🔊 noun [plural] special scissors used for cutting cloth so that it will not fray at the edges 锯齿形布边剪刀;花齿剪