scissor legn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsɪzə lɛɡ/, U.S.

/ˈsɪzər ˌlɛɡ/

Forms:

α. 1800s– scissor leg.

β. 1800s– scissors leg.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: scissors n., leg n.

Etymology: In α. forms < the singular of scissors n. + leg n. In β. forms < scissors n. + leg n. Compare scissor-legged adj.In quot. 1850 at sense A. 1 after German Scherenbein, †Scheerenbein (1849 in the story translated; also 19th cent. in zoological use with reference to an animal limb specialized for cutting).

A. n.

1. Medicine. In plural. Legs crossed so as to resemble the blades of a pair of scissors; the condition of having such legs, resulting from their abnormal adduction. Now rare.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > [noun] > disorders of leg

white leg1801

snow-shoe evil1809

sparganosis1822

milk leg1830

phlegmasia alba dolens1830

scissor leg1850

scelalgia1853

tennis-knee1901

intermittent claudication1909

knee1921

shin-cracker1928

shin-splint1930

panpygoptosis1938

shelter leg1940

phlegmasia cerulea dolens1950

1850 tr. G. Kinkel in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 174/2 They made game of him, and nicknamed him Master Scissor-legs [Ger. Meister Scheerenbein], on account of the strange shape of his lower limbs, which had grown crosswise.

1882 W. J. Little Med. & Surg. Aspects In-knee (Genu-valgum) 1 (caption) This distortion has been popularly called ‘scissor-legs’.

1898 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Dec. 1683/1 (heading) A case of scissors legs.

1916 J. E. Wilson Dis. Nerv. Syst. (ed. 2) 463 In both varieties of palsy, walking is long delayed, if it is ever possible, on account the adduction, and even crossing of the legs (scissors-legs).

a. Either of the two blades of a pair of scissors. Now rare.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > [noun] > cutting part of > blade or edge of

bitc1330

blade1330

scissor blade1802

mouth1851

scissor leg1860

1860 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 5 Would the lady..hesitate to accept a three-sided scissor leg in place of a half-round one?

1884 Mechanics 26 Jan. 62/2 The traveling tinker has a reason for grinding the top faces of scissor legs and not the sides.

1921 A. C. Laut Canada at Cross Roads xvi. 262 The saving in time can only be compared to a pair of long legged scissors looped by two great twists of twine. The loops are the river. The scissor legs are the railroad.

b. In plural. Two crossed supports pivoted like the two halves of a pair of scissors.

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the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > support of specific shape

stirrupc1450

Y1793

wye1857

scissor legs1865

1865 H. V. Mathias Five Weeks' Sport Himalayas 113 A camp bed, consisting of two long pieces of wood, attached to each other by a piece of stout canvas, and supported by three pairs of scissor-legs.

1923 W. de la Mare Riddle & Other Stories 178 Before him stood a kind of gaping wallet, of cracked American cloth, held yawningly open by its scissor-legs.

2005 W. Christie Threat Level 165 The wire ended up at the front door, more specifically into a thick plastic rectangle sitting atop a pair of metal scissor legs.

3. In plural. With reference to a person: long straight legs capable of taking large strides.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > [noun] > types of

spindle-shank1570

in the full1593

trapstick1680

mill-post1739

spider-leg1765

leglet1821

pin leg1862

pipestem1872

piano leg1894

scissor legs1920

1920 AERA 9 210/1 A long, thin party with scissor-legs and a four-foot stride will get more miles out of a pair of kicks than the little round fat waddle-bug.

1947 W. de la Mare Coll. Stories for Children 26 His lank scissor-legs.

2011 L. Flynn Profit & Loss 54 Her apple-green chemise and blunt bobbed hair. Her scissor legs and slow, emphatic grace.

B. adj. (attributive).

Medicine. Designating the condition of having or walking with crossed (abnormally adducted) legs, most commonly resulting from spasm of the adductor muscles or disease of both hip joints. Cf. slightly earlier scissor-legged adj. 1.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > [adjective] > disorders of leg

fickle-hammed1675

sprain-legged1721

gummy1740

camel-kneed1801

scissor leg1882

1882 W. J. Little Med. & Surg. Aspects In-knee (Genu-valgum) Contents p. xiv Scissor-leg distortion.

1900 Univ. Med. Mag. (Univ. Pennsylvania) July 351 In assuming the erect posture the patient presents the scissor leg deformity, and in walking..he exhibits the scissor leg gait.

1928 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 12 May 803/1 Photographs were shown illustrating the scissor-leg deformity of the limbs.

1984 Ann. Emergency Med. 13 568/3 Our patient had spastic quadriplegia and scissor-leg deformities.

2003 S. Jacob & T. S. Hartshorne Ethics & Law for School Psychologists (ed. 4) vi. 180 Born with cerebral palsy, she walks with a scissor-leg gait.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scissor leg
释义	scissor legn.adj. Brit. /ˈsɪzə lɛɡ/, U.S. /ˈsɪzər ˌlɛɡ/ Forms: α. 1800s– scissor leg. β. 1800s– scissors leg. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: scissors n., leg n. Etymology: In α. forms < the singular of scissors n. + leg n. In β. forms < scissors n. + leg n. Compare scissor-legged adj.In quot. 1850 at sense A. 1 after German Scherenbein, †Scheerenbein (1849 in the story translated; also 19th cent. in zoological use with reference to an animal limb specialized for cutting). A. n. 1. Medicine. In plural. Legs crossed so as to resemble the blades of a pair of scissors; the condition of having such legs, resulting from their abnormal adduction. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > [noun] > disorders of leg white leg1801 snow-shoe evil1809 sparganosis1822 milk leg1830 phlegmasia alba dolens1830 scissor leg1850 scelalgia1853 tennis-knee1901 intermittent claudication1909 knee1921 shin-cracker1928 shin-splint1930 panpygoptosis1938 shelter leg1940 phlegmasia cerulea dolens1950 1850 tr. G. Kinkel in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 174/2 They made game of him, and nicknamed him Master Scissor-legs [Ger. Meister Scheerenbein], on account of the strange shape of his lower limbs, which had grown crosswise. 1882 W. J. Little Med. & Surg. Aspects In-knee (Genu-valgum) 1 (caption) This distortion has been popularly called ‘scissor-legs’. 1898 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Dec. 1683/1 (heading) A case of scissors legs. 1916 J. E. Wilson Dis. Nerv. Syst. (ed. 2) 463 In both varieties of palsy, walking is long delayed, if it is ever possible, on account the adduction, and even crossing of the legs (scissors-legs). 2. a. Either of the two blades of a pair of scissors. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > cutting tool > [noun] > cutting part of > blade or edge of bitc1330 blade1330 scissor blade1802 mouth1851 scissor leg1860 1860 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 5 Would the lady..hesitate to accept a three-sided scissor leg in place of a half-round one? 1884 Mechanics 26 Jan. 62/2 The traveling tinker has a reason for grinding the top faces of scissor legs and not the sides. 1921 A. C. Laut Canada at Cross Roads xvi. 262 The saving in time can only be compared to a pair of long legged scissors looped by two great twists of twine. The loops are the river. The scissor legs are the railroad. b. In plural. Two crossed supports pivoted like the two halves of a pair of scissors. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > support of specific shape stirrupc1450 Y1793 wye1857 scissor legs1865 1865 H. V. Mathias Five Weeks' Sport Himalayas 113 A camp bed, consisting of two long pieces of wood, attached to each other by a piece of stout canvas, and supported by three pairs of scissor-legs. 1923 W. de la Mare Riddle & Other Stories 178 Before him stood a kind of gaping wallet, of cracked American cloth, held yawningly open by its scissor-legs. 2005 W. Christie Threat Level 165 The wire ended up at the front door, more specifically into a thick plastic rectangle sitting atop a pair of metal scissor legs. 3. In plural. With reference to a person: long straight legs capable of taking large strides. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > [noun] > types of spindle-shank1570 in the full1593 trapstick1680 mill-post1739 spider-leg1765 leglet1821 pin leg1862 pipestem1872 piano leg1894 scissor legs1920 1920 AERA 9 210/1 A long, thin party with scissor-legs and a four-foot stride will get more miles out of a pair of kicks than the little round fat waddle-bug. 1947 W. de la Mare Coll. Stories for Children 26 His lank scissor-legs. 2011 L. Flynn Profit & Loss 54 Her apple-green chemise and blunt bobbed hair. Her scissor legs and slow, emphatic grace. B. adj. (attributive). Medicine. Designating the condition of having or walking with crossed (abnormally adducted) legs, most commonly resulting from spasm of the adductor muscles or disease of both hip joints. Cf. slightly earlier scissor-legged adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > [adjective] > disorders of leg fickle-hammed1675 sprain-legged1721 gummy1740 camel-kneed1801 scissor leg1882 1882 W. J. Little Med. & Surg. Aspects In-knee (Genu-valgum) Contents p. xiv Scissor-leg distortion. 1900 Univ. Med. Mag. (Univ. Pennsylvania) July 351 In assuming the erect posture the patient presents the scissor leg deformity, and in walking..he exhibits the scissor leg gait. 1928 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 12 May 803/1 Photographs were shown illustrating the scissor-leg deformity of the limbs. 1984 Ann. Emergency Med. 13 568/3 Our patient had spastic quadriplegia and scissor-leg deformities. 2003 S. Jacob & T. S. Hartshorne Ethics & Law for School Psychologists (ed. 4) vi. 180 Born with cerebral palsy, she walks with a scissor-leg gait. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1850
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