(a pair of) secateurs

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• secateurs — n. a pair of secateurs * * * a pair of secateurs …   Combinatory dictionary

• secateurs — sec|a|teurs [ˈsekətə:z US ˌsekəˈtə:rz] n [plural] BrE [Date: 1800 1900; : Frenc] strong scissors used for cutting plant stems ▪ a pair of secateurs …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• secateurs — ► PLURAL NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a pair of pruning clippers for use with one hand. ORIGIN French, cutters , from Latin secare to cut …   English terms dictionary

• secateurs — [[t]se̱kətɜ͟ː(r)z[/t]] N PLURAL: also a pair of N Secateurs are a gardening tool that look like a pair of strong, heavy scissors. Secateurs are used for cutting the stems of plants. [BRIT] (in AM, use pruning shears) …   English dictionary

• secateurs — [ˌsɛkə tə:z, sɛkətə:z] plural noun Brit. a pair of pruning clippers for use with one hand. Origin C19: plural of Fr. sécateur cutter , formed irregularly from L. secare to cut …   English new terms dictionary

• secateurs — UK [ˈsekətə(r)z] / UK [ˌsekəˈtɜː(r)z] / US [ˈsekəˌtɜrz] / US [ˌsekəˈtɜrz] noun [plural] British a garden tool similar to a strong pair of scissors used for cutting plants …   English dictionary

• secateurs — /ˈsɛkətəz / (say sekuhtuhz), /sɛkəˈtɜz / (say sekuh terz) plural noun a scissor like cutting instrument for pruning shrubs, etc., typically having a pair of crossed, short, curved blades, and a spring for returning them to the open position;… …  

• secateurs — n.pl. esp. Brit. a pair of pruning clippers for use with one hand. Etymology: F seacutecateur cutter, irreg. f. L secare cut …   Useful english dictionary

• Moa — This article is about the extinct New Zealand birds known as moa. For other uses, see Moa (disambiguation). Moa Temporal range: Miocene Holocene, 17–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

• secateur — ˈsekəˌtə̄(r also tə(r noun ( s) Etymology: French sécateur, from Latin secare to cut + French ateur ator (from Old French atour) chiefly Britain …   Useful english dictionary

• Pruning shears — Secateurs (in British English), also called hand pruners or pruning shears, are a type of scissors for use with plants. They are strong enough to prune hard branches of trees and shrubs, sometimes up to two centimetres thick. They are used in… …   Wikipedia