From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpinking shearsˈpinking ˌshears (also pinking scissors) noun [plural] TZa special type of scissors with blades that have V-shaped teeth, used for cutting cloth
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pinking shears• Because it is ripstop, and fraying is therefore limited, pinking shears would only be decorative and not at all necessary.• Madeleine picked up a pair of pinking shears and began to slice through the material.• This Katherine bites the heads off rag-dolls and threatens her sister Bianca with a pair of pinking shears.• To prevent excessive fraying cut out using sharp pinking shears.• Cut along these lines using pinking shears. 4 Unfold and place the three strips on top of each other.• Trim the raw edges of the fabric with pinking shears.Origin pinking shears (1900-2000) pink “to cut decoratively” ((14-20 centuries)) 