Usually means: Scissors that cut zigzag edges.
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  1. pinking shears: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. pinking shears: Merriam-Webster
  3. pinking shears: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. pinking shears: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. pinking shears: Collins English Dictionary
  6. pinking shears: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. pinking shears: Wiktionary
  8. pinking shears: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. pinking shears: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. pinking shears: Dictionary.com
  11. Pinking shears: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. pinking shears: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Pinking Shears: Stay Sharp

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pinking shears)

▸ noun:  (sewing) A pair of scissors with zigzag cutting edges, used to cut fabric: the zigzag edge helps keep the fabric from fraying.

Similar:
pinkers, pair of shears, pink, pincers, pintucking, pair of pincers, snip, safety pin, pair of secateurs, pinchers, more...

Opposite:
straight scissors, regular scissors

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Similar:
pinkers, pair of shears, pink, pincers, pintucking, pair of pincers, snip, safety pin, pair of secateurs, pinchers, more...

Opposite:
straight scissors, regular scissors



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