cesoia
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
- cesoja (obsolete spelling)
Etymology edit
From Late Latin cīsōria, plural of cīsōrium (“cutting tool”), ultimately from caedere (“cut”). Related to English scissors. Possibly influenced Italian cesello.
Noun edit
cesoia f (plural cesoie)
- (usually in the plural) shears
- (usually in the plural)tin snips, tinner snips, tinner's snips
- Synonym: cesoie per lamiera
- shearing machine