裁(た)ちばさみ

From 裁(た)つ (to cut out, to tailor) + はさみ (scissors). The verb 裁(た)つ specifically means cutting cloth or leather to a pattern.

Common collocations

• 裁(た)ちばさみで布(ぬの)を切(き)る: to cut fabric with tailor's shears
• 裁(た)ちばさみを研(と)ぐ: to sharpen the fabric scissors
• 裁縫(さいほう)用(よう)の裁(た)ちばさみ: dressmaking scissors

Similar words

• 糸切(いとき)りばさみ: thread snips — small spring-loaded scissors for cutting thread
• ピンキングばさみ: pinking shears — zigzag-edged scissors for cloth
• 爪切(つめき)りばさみ: nail scissors — small scissors for trimming nails

Usage

A traditional rule of sewing is never to use 裁(た)ちばさみ on paper, as paper dulls the blade and ruins the clean cut needed for cloth.