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scissure

American

[sizh-er, sish-] / ˈsɪʒ ər, ˈsɪʃ- /

noun

Archaic.

a longitudinal cleft or opening.

scissure British

/ ˈsɪʃə, ˈsɪʒə /

noun

rare a longitudinal cleft

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Etymology

Origin of scissure

1350–1400; Middle English (< MF); < Latin scissūra, equivalent to sciss ( us ) (past participle of scindere to cut) + -ūra -ure

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Bycause they wolde nought change that cam of nature Let growe theyre here without cuttinge or scissure.

From The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 by Barclay, Alexander

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