cisailles

See also: cisaillés

French

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation
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  • Homophones: cisaille, cisaillent

Noun

cisailles f pl (plural only)

  1. shears, clippers

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Catalan: cisalla
  • Spanish: cizalla

Verb

cisailles

  1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of cisailler

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