forfex

/ ˈfɔːfɛks /

noun

1. entomol a pair of pincers, esp the paired terminal appendages of an earwig

Word History and Origins

Origin of forfex¹

C18: Latin: a pair of scissors

Example Sentences

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.

From New York Times

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

From Project Gutenberg

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 round”— when “the Peer”, Lord Petre, “spreads the glittering forfex wide” and snips off the lock of hair!

From Project Gutenberg

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!

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg