pincers
111pliers — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. pincers, pinchers; grippers, nippers, tongs, grip, clamp, forceps; wire cutter, tooth extractor. See retention, extraction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pinchers, forceps, tweezers; see pincers …
112pinchers — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pliers, pair of pincers, wrench; see pincers , tool 1 …
113tweezers — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. forceps, nippers, tongs; see pincers . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. nippers, pincers, forceps, tongs …
114tweezers — [17] French étui denotes a small case for carrying personal articles, small tools and the like (it was descended from Old French estuier ‘keep, shut up, imprison’). English adopted it in the early 17th century as etui or, anglicized, as etwee.… …
115forceps — [ fɔ:sɛps, sɪps] (also a pair of forceps) plural noun a pair of pincers used in surgery or in a laboratory. ↘a large instrument of such a type with broad blades, used to assist in the delivery of a baby. Origin C16: from L., tongs, pincers …
116pincette — [pɪn sɛt, papincette sɛt] noun a small pair of pincers; tweezers. Origin C16: from Fr., dimin. of pince pair of pincers …
117pincer — UK [ˈpɪnsə(r)] / US [ˈpɪnsər] noun [countable] Word forms pincer : singular pincer plural pincers 1) a large strong part on some insects and shellfish that moves like scissors, used for holding things and attacking enemies 2) pincers [plural] a… …
118forceps — for•ceps [[t]ˈfɔr səps, sɛps[/t]] n. pl. ceps, ci•pes [[t] səˌpiz[/t]] srg an instrument, as pincers or tongs, for seizing and holding objects firmly, as in surgical operations • Etymology: 1625–35; < L: pair of tongs, pincers for′ceps•like ,… …
119καλλαβίδων — κατά λαβιδόω seize with pincers imperf ind act 3rd pl (doric aeolic) κατά λαβιδόω seize with pincers imperf ind act 1st sg (doric aeolic) …
120forceps — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) a pair of pincers used in surgery or in a laboratory. 2) a large instrument of such a type with broad blades, used to assist in the delivery of a baby. ORIGIN Latin, tongs, pincers …
