"pinking shears" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} pinking shears pl (plural only)
  1. (sewing) A pair of scissors with zigzag cutting edges, used to cut fabric: the zigzag edge helps keep the fabric from fraying. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Sewing Synonyms: pinkers Translations (scissors with zigzag cutting edges): harkkosakset (Finnish), siosúr scealptha [masculine] (Irish), 핑킹가위 (pingkinggawi) (Korean), sicksacksax [common-gender] (Swedish)
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