scherenschnitte

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/ˈʃɛəɹənˌʃnɪtə/

noun

An art of papercutting, cutting continuous paper designs, which began in Switzerland and Germany in the 1500s and was brought to Colonial America in the 1700s by immigrants who settled primarily in Pennsylvania.

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Meanings

nounscherenschnitte (uncountable)
  1. uncountableartAn art of papercutting, cutting continuous paper designs, which began in Switzerland and Germany in the 1500s and was brought to Colonial America in the 1700s by immigrants who settled primarily in Pennsylvania.

Origin

  1. GermanScherenschnitte
  2. Englishscherenschnitte

From German Scherenschnitte, plural of Scherenschnitt (literally “scissor cut”).

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APA

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

MLA

“scherenschnitte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scherenschnitte. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scherenschnitte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scherenschnitte.

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