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pinking shears

pinking shears noun: a pair of scissors with zigzag cutting edges, used to cut fabric: the zigzag edge helps keep the fabric from fraying.

pinking shears: a pair of scissors with zigzag cutting edges, used to cut fabric: the zigzag edge helps keep the...
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Noun

pinking shears pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A pair of scissors with zigzag cutting edges, used to cut fabric: the zigzag edge helps keep the fabric from fraying.
    Synonyms:
    pinkers

Synonyms of pinking shears

Questions about pinking shears

What does pinking shears mean?
Pinking shears means a pair of scissors with zigzag cutting edges, used to cut fabric: the zigzag edge helps keep the fabric from fraying.
What part of speech is pinking shears?
Pinking shears is a noun.

Words near pinking shears in the dictionary

  1. pinkily
  2. pinkiness
  3. pinking
  4. pinking iron
  5. pinking irons
  6. pinking shears
  7. pinking up
  8. pinkings
  9. Pinkins
  10. Pinkinses
  11. pinkish

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