secateurs
Americannoun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of secateurs
1880–85; < French < Latin sec ( āre ) to cut ( see secant) + French -ateurs (plural) < Latin -ātor -ator
Example Sentences
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If Serena wanted to commune with nature, she thought, she might as well take the secateurs with her and achieve something.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2019
Favorite tool: Corona classic hand pruners, which Huston calls by their British name: secateurs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2019
Benzakein’s popularity, and the growing obsession with picking up the spade or the secateurs, taps into what Ryhanen sees as a deep longing for a connection to the natural world.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2017
The morning of the abduction, Mrs. Allsop—dishevelled in a limp linen shirtdress—was wielding her secateurs up a ladder, pruning the climbing roses.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 2, 2012
Some prefer secateurs, and while admitting their value for pruning purposes, a good sharp knife is preferable; it is not so heavy, and does not tire the hand.
From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Cook, Ernest Thomas
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