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secateurs

[ sek-uh-ter, -tur ]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. scissors or shears, especially pruning shears.


secateurs

/ 藞s蓻k蓹t蓹z; 藢s蓻k蓹藞t蓽藧z /

plural noun

  1. a small pair of shears for pruning, having a pair of pivoted handles, sprung so that they are normally open, and usually a single cutting blade that closes against a flat surface
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of secateurs1

1880鈥85; < French < Latin sec ( 腻谤别 ) to cut ( secant ) + French -ateurs (plural) < Latin -腻迟辞谤 -ator
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of secateurs1

C19: plural of French 蝉茅肠补迟别耻谤, from Latin sec腻谤别 to cut
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If Serena wanted to commune with nature, she thought, she might as well take the secateurs with her and achieve something.

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The soldiers worked on, like suburban gardeners with their secateurs, tree-loppers and protective gloves.

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Favorite tool: Corona classic hand pruners, which Huston calls by their British name: secateurs.

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I just use secateurs and a plastic container to catch each sprig as I cut it.

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When we meet, Tebily is in his vineyard - wearing a Birmingham City fleece as he goes about his daily business, secateurs in hand, carefully tending to his grapes.

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