pinking shears

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noun (usually used with a plural verb)

shears that have notched blades, for cutting and simultaneously pinking fabric or for finishing garments with a notched, nonfraying edge.

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Origin of pinking shears

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby pinking shears

pink-footed goose, pink gin, Pinkham, pinkie, pinking iron, pinking shears, pinkish, pink lady, pink noise, pin knot, pinko

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How to use pinking shears in a sentence

Meet the latest faces of Saint Laurent menswear: Wyatt and Fletcher Shears.
Meet Saint Laurent's New Muses, Wyatt and Fletcher Shears|Erin Cunningham|August 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Good kitchen shears make light work out of everything from opening packages to taking the back out of a chicken.
The 2012 Holiday Kitchen Gift Guide|Megan McArdle|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A good pair of shears should be heavy and sharp; this pair, which I use, is both.
The 2012 Holiday Kitchen Gift Guide|Megan McArdle|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And no, he did not come to clients' homes himself with a pair of shears to do the snipping to their personal specifications.
Balmain's Big Rip-Off|Robin Givhan|April 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Rather, she is hacking it off with a pair of kitchen shears.
Drew's Anger and Darkness|Rachel Syme|April 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The objects in the engraving are probably the shears, comb, ladle, and an unknown instrument used for cleansing wool.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
I have always thought of the shears by its Gaelic name, but it is past my power to spell it.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur
If you take a pair of shears, close and open them and then try to pronounce the sound you hear, you will have the Gaelic name.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur
Swiftly but carefully the shears went snipping along her back and down the sides.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur
It was doubtless a great improvement on the old shears—the kind that memory associates with boyish haircuts.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur

British Dictionary definitions for pinking shears

pinking shears

pl n

scissors with a serrated edge on one or both blades, producing a wavy edge to material cut, thus preventing fraying

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