Meanings
plural scissures
- A longitudinal opening made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.
the soul is without any further act of violence forced out of its place , that it takes its flight home to heaven , being thus let out at the scissure, as at the window ; and only the two fragments of carcase remain behind
a. 1660, Henry Hammond, a sermon
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latinscissurus“about to split”
- Late Latinscissura“fissure”
- Englishscissure
From Late Latin scissura (“fissure”), from Latin scissurus (“about to split”), from scindo (“to split”).
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