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scissures

scissures is the plural of scissure.

Meaning of scissure

Noun

scissure (plural scissures)

  1. A longitudinal opening made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.
    • the soul is without any further act of violence forced out of its place , that it takes its flight home to heaven , being thus let out at the scissure, as at the window ; and only the two fragments of carcase remain behinda. 1660, Henry Hammond, a sermon

Questions about scissures

What is scissures the plural of?
Scissures is the plural of scissure.

Words near scissures in the dictionary

  1. scissorwise
  2. scissura
  3. scissure
  4. scissurellid
  5. scissurellids
  6. scissures
  7. scita
  8. scitament
  9. scitaments
  10. scitaminaceous
  11. scitamineous

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