[, guu] (n) (1) (See じゃん拳) rock (in rock, paper, scissors); (adv,n) (2) (See ぐうの音も出ない) sound made through constricted throat; (3) sound made in suffering or under adversity [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Scissors \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}.]
[1913 Webster]
{Scissors grinder} (Zool.), the European goatsucker. [Prov.
Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scissors
n 1: an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades [syn:
{scissors}, {pair of scissors}]
2: a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the
opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
[syn: {scissors}, {scissors hold}, {scissor hold}, {scissor
grip}, {scissors grip}]
3: a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the
gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move