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pinking shears [ˈpɪŋkɪŋˌʃɪəz, Am -ˌʃɪrz] N pl

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It looked as if a rat- or someone with a large pair of pinking shears- had ripped open the bottom.
www.telegraph.co.uk
She was editing the images, using pinking shears to cut up my colour strips.
www.thejc.com
Traditional home sewing techniques for finishing plain seams include trimming with pinking shears, oversewing with a zig-zag stitch, and hand or machine overcasting.
en.wikipedia.org
Pinking shears are designed to cut cloth or paper with a zigzag edge, to lessen fraying.
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Pinking shears have a utilitarian function for cutting woven cloth.
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Woven fabric cloth usually frays at the edges, unless techniques are used to counter it, such as the use of pinking shears or hemming.
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Cut some of them with pinking shears for added interest.
www.cbc.ca
As the carnation has scalloped, or pinked, edges to its petals, pinking shears can be thought to produce an edge similar to the flower.
en.wikipedia.org
Try cutting the bottom edge of your shower curtain liner with pinking shears.
lifehacker.com
No single pair of pinking shears or tin snips looked that impressive on its own, it was only in context of the entire collection that the subtle variations were revealed.
www.wired.com

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