scissel

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Etymology

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From French cisailles (scissels), from cisailler (to clip with shears), from cisailles (scissors), from Latin caesaculum, from caesus, from caedere (to cut, hew).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪsəl/, /ˈsɪzəl/

Noun

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scissel (countable and uncountable, plural scissels)

  1. (archaic) Metal scraps or clippings; especially the remains of fillets from which coin blanks have been cut.

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