forfex
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of forfex
C18: Latin: a pair of scissors
Example Sentences
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Fortunately for Belinda, "the glittering forfex" was not immediately produced, as fine ladies do not now, as in former times, carry any such useless implements about with them.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 03 by Maria Edgeworth
First he expands the glittering forfex wide To inclose the lock; then joins it to divide: The meeting points the sacred hair dissever, From the fair head for ever and for ever.
From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 by George Gilfillan
The Peer now spreads the glittering forfex wide, To inclose the lock; now joins it to divide.
From The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 by George Gilfillan
He first expands the glitt'ring forfex wide T' enclose the lock; then joins it, to divide; One fatal stroke the sacred hair does sever From the fair head, for ever, and for ever!
From The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems by Alexander Pope
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