α. 1800s– scissors-fashion.
β. 1800s– scissor-fashion.
scissors-fashionadv.n.
/ˈsɪzəzˌfaʃn/, U.S. /ˈsɪzərzˌfæʃən/ A. adv.
In the manner of a pair of scissors.
ΚΠ
1849 Hogg's Weekly Instructor New Ser. 2 386/1 Cutting out with their sharp mandibles, used scissors-fashion, little tents out of the substance of a leaf.
1865 Nat. Hist. Rev. 5 89 The latter playing scissor-fashion on the corresponding portion of the lower molar.
1895 Outing 26 68/2 I..worked my long legs scissors-fashion through the water.
1978 Pop. Mech. Sept. 222 Both table and benches fold scissor-fashion into an incredibly small unit.
1993 J. A. Hufnagel Stanley Compl. Bk. Home Repair & Improvem. i. i. 32 Different types of pliers perform different jobs, but all have handles that operate scissors-fashion to open and close a pair of jaws that grip the work.
B. n.
The manner of a pair of scissors. Chiefly in in scissors fashion.
ΚΠ
1877 Aberdeen Jrnl. 6 Dec. 4/4 Two blades are fixed behind the ‘skips’ in scissor fashion.
1888 J. N. Farrar Treat. Irregularities Teeth I. lv. 567 All of which (lower teeth) upon occlusion of the jaws, passed in front of the upper teeth in scissors fashion.
2009 B. A. Gilbert Beaded Colorways 38 Press the ends of the jump ring together in a scissor fashion to close the circle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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