Scissors
Scissors are a tool used for cutting thin material like:
Knives are better than scissors for some uses. Unlike a knife, scissors have two sharp edges. Some types of scissors, like children's scissors, are not very sharp. Children's scissors are often protected with plastic. These are called "Safety Scissors".
Scissors can be made for left-handed or right-handed people. Using scissors made for the wrong hand is very hard for most people.
There are many kinds of scissors used for cutting different materials and shapes.
Scissors Media
A pair of standard scissors
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These shears are thought to date to the 2nd century A.D. and come from a Roman settlement in Trabzon, Turkey. The style of the "Egyptianizing" metal inlay designs suggests that they were made to imitate actual Egyptian art. When closed, the dog and cat figures at the tips come face to face.
Classic Italian-style kitchen scissors, often used to cut food. The two halves can be detached in order to be cleaned.
Left-handed (left) and right-handed (right) sidebent scissors
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An averruncator from United States Patent Application 877220.
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