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forfex

/ ˈ´Úɔ˴ÚÉ›°ì²õ /

noun

  1. entomol a pair of pincers, esp the paired terminal appendages of an earwig
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of forfex1

C18: Latin: a pair of scissors
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The wardrobe is echt Ottenberg: some fashion, including, notably, pieces from emerging and under-the-radar designers like Komakino and Forfex, but also heaps of well-worn vintage, much of it from close to home.

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Forfex, fÅr′feks, n. a pair of scissors.

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Hither came the fair Belinda—Arabella Fermor—to play that game of ombre which the poet was to make famous; and here, her triumph at cards achieved, she was taking coffee— “For lo! the board with cups and spoons is crowned The berries crackle and the mill turns roundâ€â€” when “the Peerâ€, Lord Petre, “spreads the glittering forfex wide†and snips off the lock of hair!

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He first expands the glitt'ring forfex wide T' enclose the lock; then joins it, to divide; One fatal stroke the sacred hair does sever From the fair head, for ever, and for ever!

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The Peer now spreads the glitt'ring Forfex wide, T' inclose the Lock; now joins it, to divide.

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