pinking shears

noun

A pair of scissors with zigzag cutting edges, used to cut fabric: the zigzag edge helps keep the fabric from fraying.

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pinkers
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Meanings

nounpinking shears pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlybusinessA pair of scissors with zigzag cutting edges, used to cut fabric: the zigzag edge helps keep the fabric from fraying.

    Synonyms: pinkers

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pair of scissors with zigzag cutting edges, used to cut fabric: the zigzag edge helps keep the fabric from fraying.

Similar
pinkers
Also see
pinkers

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鋸齒剪刀 /锯齿剪刀 (
  • 鋸齒剪刀 /锯齿剪刀 ( (jùchǐ jiǎndāo)scissors with zigzag cutting edges
Finnish harkkosakset
  • harkkosaksetscissors with zigzag cutting edges
German Zackenschere
  • Zackenscherescissors with zigzag cutting edges
Irish siosúr scealptha
  • siosúr scealpthascissors with zigzag cutting edges
Korean 핑킹가위
  • 핑킹가위 (pingkinggawi)scissors with zigzag cutting edges
Swedish sicksacksax, taggsax
  • sicksacksaxscissors with zigzag cutting edges
  • taggsaxscissors with zigzag cutting edges
Cite this entry
APA

pinking shears. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinking%20shears

MLA

“pinking shears.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinking%20shears. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinking shears,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinking%20shears.

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