α. 1800s– scissorsing (now rare).
β. 1800s scissaring, 1800s– scissoring.
单词 | scissoring |
释义 | scissoringn.α. 1800s– scissorsing (now rare). β. 1800s scissaring, 1800s– scissoring. 1. a. The action or practice of taking excerpts from one source, esp. a newspaper or periodical, to use in another. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > [noun] > compiling (a work) compilationc1430 bookmakingc1450 compiling1487 compilement1656 book-building1782 scissoring1822 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 12 111 He may have written some pretty things, but he is taken now to slum, scissorsing, namby pamby, and is quite spoiled. 1849 J. Bridges Sabbath Def. Tactics 29 The fact, if interesting at all, will re-appear, through the excellent process of scissaring, in other public journals. 1872 Poultry World Mar. 31/1 The amount of scissoring, without crediting, that we have discovered perpetrated, in order to fill out the poultry corner, is astounding! 1904 Mod. Lang. Notes 19 223/1 In such an elaborate process of scissoring and re-arranging.., the chances of arriving at the original components of the poem are..extremely slight. 2007 K. Ledbetter Tennyson & Victorian Periodicals v. 177 Editorial scissoring, pasting, and placing of Tennyson's poetry in later American literary annuals continued to demonstrate desire for Tennyson. b. Chiefly in plural. An excerpt from a newspaper or other work; a clipping. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a fragment > shaving or chip > shavings, chippings, or clippings eavesinga800 snipperings1599 rounding1683 trimmings1805 scissoring1843 society > communication > journalism > supply of news or newspapers > [noun] > press-cutting agency > press-cutting exsection1812 newspaper slip1830 cutting1856 clipping1857 press clipping1881 scissoring1881 press cutting1888 1843 Lorain (Elyria, Ohio) Republican 25 Jan. 1/1 (heading) Scissorings. 1881 Ann. Rep. Kentucky Bureau Agric. 82 I inclose a scissoring which shows the method of saving and use of ensilage. 1890 Bradford Observer 6 Jan. 8/3 Is it [sc. the Review of Reviews] not all made up of scissorings from the magazines? 1916 Outlook (N.Y.) 24 May 230/2 Among the humorous scissorings of the week are these. 2. The action or activity of cutting with scissors. ΚΠ 1855 Horticulturist 5 548 Give your grapes plenty of scissoring. 1878 Godey's Lady's Bk. Apr. 339/2 For carpet or ribbon gardening the plants are kept low by scissoring or shearing. 1910 Primary Educ. Oct. 449/1 The object of scissoring should be to develop observation and lead to individual and independent activity. 1967 Boys' Life July 45/3 A Madison Avenue barber, with more than 40 years of scissoring behind him, thinks men will be wearing bows at the backs of their heads within ten years. 1996 Dogs in Canada Jan. 43/1 I'm not condoning heavy scissoring, but proposing some thinning or trimming between the eyes and nose. 2004 Dog World Oct. 31 Besides scissoring on breeds that require it, drying is probably the most valuable part of the flawless presentation of a show dog. 3. a. Movement which resembles the action of scissors, esp. that which involves the crossing, or back and forth motion, of two parts or components; the result of this.Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > [noun] > backwards and forwards recourse1475 reciprocation1646 backwarding and forwarding1765 scissoring1902 1902 Amer. Ornithol. Feb. 49 He [sc. a scissor-tail] flitted from point to point as my friend and I slowly pursued him, giving us an exhibition of his scissoring process. 1919 D. L. Edsall & C. K. Drinker in Contrib. Med. & Biol. Res. I. 452 In his gait there is marked scissoring and his toe coming forward strikes the opposite heel, tending to trip him. 1942 E. A. Armstrong Bird Display i. 8 Often associated with the gannet's ‘fencing’, ‘scissoring’ or ‘billing’ is another connubial ‘figure’..which may be called ‘bowing’. 1961 Rogue May 14 Feathertop watched the smooth scissoring of her slim, trim legs as she walked to the bags. 1973 Skiing Jan. 60 If the hand drops back, it shifts the weight back and often results in an exaggerated scissoring of the skis. 2008 E. Esterson Adult Longeing Guide iii. 62 Scissoring is a great loosening exercise, and it also develops a strong sense of the horse's motion. b. Sexual activity in which two women intertwine their legs and rub their genitals together. Cf. tribadism n. 2, tribbing n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > other types of sexual activity or intercourse > [noun] > other specific vera copula1850 knee-trembler1896 gang-banging1949 gang-bang1950 gang-up1951 wham, bam, thank you ma'am1956 tribadism1962 bareback1963 Princeton1965 safe sex1968 onion1969 dry fuck1971 dry hump1972 barebacking1991 scissoring2003 the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] > homosexual sexual activity > specific cottaging1960 tribadism1962 plain sewing1969 bug chasing1999 scissoring2003 tribbing2003 2003 Re: {ASSD} Request for Synonyms for Lesbian Love in alt.sex.stories.d (Usenet newsgroup) 19 Aug. It seems like it isn't given a lot of ways to describe it [sc. female/female love]. Tribad—another spelling of the word [tribadism]. Scissoring. 2008 University Wire (Nexis) 1 Feb. Girl-on-girl action is the latest and greatest. I'm not talking about scissoring, just some innocent tongue. 2016 L. King-Miller Ask Queer Chick iv. 87 To someone who's tried scissoring without much success, it sounds almost like a douchey straight-dude joke: ‘What can two girls do, rub their vaginas together? Ha-ha!’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). scissoringadj.ΚΠ 1846 Yankee Doodle 5 Dec. 1 A newspaper to be successful must have five classes of editors: a scissoring editor; a reasoning editor; a fighting editor; a lying editor; and a borrowing editor. 2. That moves in a manner which resembles the action of scissors, esp. (of a person's legs or arms, or another pair of objects) that move back and forth past each other. ΚΠ 1918 Sat. Evening Post 7 Sept. 1/3 After a few hours of it [sc. marching] the strongest individuals in the ranks feel the pangs of weariness in his scissoring legs and along his burdened back. 1978 I. Opie Jrnl. 21 Nov. in People in Playground (1993) 103 Further away, pairs of scissoring feet told me that Cat's Got the Measles is back in fashion. 1988 M. Chabon Myst. Pittsburgh v. 74 He lopped the air with two scissoring fingers. 2001 N.Y. Times Mag. 21 Jan. 68/2 The front room had some scissoring lasers, black carpeting and mirrors, and the party's promoters had installed art objects that night made of skinny balloons. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822adj.1846 |
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