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Elbow scissorsElbow El"bow, n. [AS. elboga, elnboga (akin to D. elleboga,
OHG. elinbogo, G. ellbogen, ellenbogen, Icel. ?lnbogi; prop.;
arm-bend); eln ell (orig., forearm) + boga a bending. See 1st
Ell, and 4th Bow.]
1. The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the
middle of the arm when bent.
Her arms to the elbows naked. --R. of
Gloucester.
2. Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall,
building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast
or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of
any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a
short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.
3. (Arch.) A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or
other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled
work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an
elbow with the window back. --Gwilt.
Note: Elbow is used adjectively or as part of a compound, to
denote something shaped like, or acting like, an elbow;
as, elbow joint; elbow tongs or elbow-tongs; elbowroom,
elbow-room, or elbow room.
At the elbow, very near; at hand.
Elbow grease, energetic application of force in manual
labor. [Low]
Elbow in the hawse (Naut.), the twisting together of two
cables by which a vessel rides at anchor, caused by
swinging completely round once. --Totten.
Elbow scissors (Surg.), scissors bent in the blade or shank
for convenience in cutting. --Knight.
Out at elbow, with coat worn through at the elbows; shabby;
in needy circumstances. pair of scissorsScissors Scis"sors, n. pl. [OE. sisoures, OF. cisoires (cf. F.
ciseaux), probably fr. LL. cisorium a cutting instrument, fr.
L. caedere to cut. Cf. Chisel, Concise. The modern
spelling is due to a mistaken derivation from L. scissor one
who cleaves or divides, fr. scindere, scissum, to cut,
split.]
A cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller,
consisting of two cutting blades with handles, movable on a
pin in the center, by which they are held together. Often
called a pair of scissors. [Formerly written also cisors,
cizars, and scissars.]
Scissors grinder (Zo["o]l.), the European goatsucker.
[Prov. Eng.] Rescissory
Rescissory Re*scis"so*ry (r?-s?z"?-r? or r?-s?s"-), a. [L.
rescissorius: cf. F. rescisoire.]
Tending to rescind; rescinding.
To pass a general act rescissory (as it was called),
annulling all the Parliaments that had been held since
the year 1633. --Bp. Burnet.
Scissor
Scissor Scis"sor, v. t.
To cut with scissors or shears; to prepare with the aid of
scissors. --Massinger.
scissorbillSkimmer Skim"mer, n.
1. One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which
liquids are skimmed.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of longwinged marine birds of the
genus Rhynchops, allied to the terns, but having the
lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper
one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the
water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out
small fishes. The American species (R. nigra) is common
on the southern coasts of the United States. Called also
scissorbill, and shearbill.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several large bivalve shells,
sometimes used for skimming milk, as the sea clams, and
large scallops. ScissorsScissors Scis"sors, n. pl. [OE. sisoures, OF. cisoires (cf. F.
ciseaux), probably fr. LL. cisorium a cutting instrument, fr.
L. caedere to cut. Cf. Chisel, Concise. The modern
spelling is due to a mistaken derivation from L. scissor one
who cleaves or divides, fr. scindere, scissum, to cut,
split.]
A cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller,
consisting of two cutting blades with handles, movable on a
pin in the center, by which they are held together. Often
called a pair of scissors. [Formerly written also cisors,
cizars, and scissars.]
Scissors grinder (Zo["o]l.), the European goatsucker.
[Prov. Eng.] scissorsProbe Probe, n. (Surg.)
An instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances
of a wound, ulcer, or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, of
for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc.
--Parr.
Probe, or Probe-pointed, scissors (Surg.), scissors
used to open wounds, the blade of which, to be thrust into
the orifice, has a button at the end. --Wiseman. Scissors grinderScissors Scis"sors, n. pl. [OE. sisoures, OF. cisoires (cf. F.
ciseaux), probably fr. LL. cisorium a cutting instrument, fr.
L. caedere to cut. Cf. Chisel, Concise. The modern
spelling is due to a mistaken derivation from L. scissor one
who cleaves or divides, fr. scindere, scissum, to cut,
split.]
A cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller,
consisting of two cutting blades with handles, movable on a
pin in the center, by which they are held together. Often
called a pair of scissors. [Formerly written also cisors,
cizars, and scissars.]
Scissors grinder (Zo["o]l.), the European goatsucker.
[Prov. Eng.] ScissorsbillScissorsbill Scis"sors*bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
See Skimmer. Scissorstail
Scissorstail Scis"sors*tail`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A tyrant flycatcher (Milvulus forficatus) of the Southern
United States and Mexico, which has a deeply forked tail. It
is light gray above, white beneath, salmon on the flanks, and
fiery red at the base of the crown feathers.
Scissors-tailed
Scissors-tailed Scis"sors-tailed`, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Having the outer feathers much the longest, the others
decreasing regularly to the median ones.
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