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scherenschnitte

/ˈʃɛəɹənˌʃnɪtə/

scherenschnitte noun: an art of papercutting, cutting continuous paper designs, which began in Switzerland and Germany in the 1500s and was brought to Colonial America in the 1700s by immigrants who settled primarily in Pennsylvania.

Noun

scherenschnitte (uncountable)

  1. An art of papercutting, cutting continuous paper designs, which began in Switzerland and Germany in the 1500s and was brought to Colonial America in the 1700s by immigrants who settled primarily in Pennsylvania.

Origin of scherenschnitte

From German Scherenschnitte, plural of Scherenschnitt (literally “scissor cut”).

Questions about scherenschnitte

What does scherenschnitte mean?
Scherenschnitte means an art of papercutting, cutting continuous paper designs, which began in Switzerland and Germany in the 1500s and was brought to Colonial America in the 1700s by immigrants who settled primarily in Pennsylvania.
What part of speech is scherenschnitte?
Scherenschnitte is a noun.
How do you pronounce scherenschnitte?
Scherenschnitte is pronounced /ˈʃɛəɹənˌʃnɪtə/.

Words near scherenschnitte in the dictionary

  1. Schepps
  2. Scher
  3. Scheraz
  4. scherbet
  5. scherbets
  6. scherenschnitte
  7. Scherer
  8. Scherers
  9. Schererville
  10. Scherf
  11. Scherfs

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