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Scissors are hand-operated shearing tools that consist of a pair of sharpened metal blades pivoted together. The blades slide against each other when the handles are squeezed to cut various thin materials like paper, cardboard, cloth, and wire. There are many types of scissors for different purposes, including hair-cutting shears and kitchen shears, which are larger implements used to cut hair and food respectively. Modern scissors often have ergonomic composite and rubber handles for precision or power grips.

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Scissors are hand-operated shearing tools that consist of a pair of sharpened metal blades pivoted together. The blades slide against each other when the handles are squeezed to cut various thin materials like paper, cardboard, cloth, and wire. There are many types of scissors for different purposes, including hair-cutting shears and kitchen shears, which are larger implements used to cut hair and food respectively. Modern scissors often have ergonomic composite and rubber handles for precision or power grips.

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Scissors are hand-operated shearing tools. They consist of a pair of metal blades pivoted so that the
sharpened edges slide against each other when the handles (bows) opposite to the pivot are closed. Scissors
are used for cutting various thin materials, such as paper, cardboard, metal foil, cloth, rope, and wire. A large
variety of scissors and shears exist for specialized purposes. Hair-cutting shears and kitchen shears are
functionally equivalent to scissors, but the larger implements tend to be called shears. Hair-cutting shears have a
specific blade angle ideal for cutting hair. Using the incorrect scissors to cut hair will result in increased damage
or split ends, or both, by breaking the hair. Kitchen shears, also known as kitchen scissors, are for cutting and
trimming foods such as meats.
Modern scissors are often designed ergonomically with composite thermoplastic and rubber handles which
enable the user to exert either a power grip or a precision grip.

The noun "scissors" is treated as a plural noun, and therefore takes a plural verb ("these scissors are").
Alternatively, it is also referred to as "a pair of scissors". In American English, "a pair" is singular and therefore
takes a singular verb ("this pair of scissors is"). In other forms of English, "a pair" does not take the singular (so
simply "these scissors are"). The word shears is used to describe similar instruments that are larger in size and
for heavier cutting. Opinions vary geographically as to the size at which 'scissors' become 'shears', but this is
often at between six to eight inches (about 15 to 20 cm) in length.

It is most likely that scissors were invented around 1500 BC in ancient Egypt.[1] The earliest known scissors
appeared in Mesopotamia 3,000 to 4,000 years ago. These were of the 'spring scissor' type comprising two
bronze blades connected at the handles by a thin, flexible strip of curved bronze which served to hold the blades
in alignment, to allow them to be squeezed together, and to pull them apart when released.
Spring scissors continued to be used in Europe until the 16th century. However, pivoted scissors of bronze or
iron, in which the blades were pivoted at a point between the tips and the handles, the direct ancestor of modern
scissors, were invented by the Romans around AD100.[2] They entered common use in not only ancient Rome,
but also China, Japan, and Korea, and the idea is still used in almost all modern scissors.
It is often reported that Leonardo da Vinci invented scissors. But the archaeological and historical evidence
seems to contradict that claim. Usually no evidence, such as a drawing of scissors by da Vinci, is offered to
support the claim, which is an example of an "unreal fact", similar to an urban myth.

Early manufacture
During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, spring scissors were made by heating a bar of iron or steel, then
flattening and shaping its ends into blades on an anvil. The center of the bar was heated, bent to form the spring,
then cooled and reheated to make it flexible.
The Hangzhou Zhang Xiaoquan Company in Hangzhou, China, has been manufacturing scissors since 1663.[3]

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