Etymology

binocles-ciseaux

Today it means: Synonym of scissors-glasses Full definition →

French binocles-ciseaux
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  1. French · borrowed frombinocles-ciseaux
  2. English todaybinocles-ciseaux

Borrowed from French binocles-ciseaux (literally “scissors-glasses”).

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