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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=forfex forficis N F :: [[pair of shears]] or [[pair of scissors]]
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>forfex</b>: fĭcis, f. [[forus]]-[[facio]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[pair]] of [[shears]] or [[scissors]]: forfices sunt quibus incidimus: forcipes quibus aliquid firmum tenemus, Serv. ad Verg. A. 8, 453: vitiosa grana (in uva), forficibus amputant, Col. 12, 44, 4; Cels. 7, 21, 1: qualem (barbam) forficibus metit supinis Tonsor, Mart. 7, 95, 12; cf. Vitr. 10, 2, 2.—<br /><b>II</b> Transf.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> A [[claw]] of a [[crab]]: cancris bina brachia denticulatis forficibus, Plin. 9, 31, 51, § 97; of a [[locust]], id. 32, 11, 53, § 148; of a [[beetle]], id. 11, 28, 34, § 97.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Perh., a [[kind]] of [[battle]]-[[array]], v. [[forceps]], II.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>forfex</b>, ĭcis, m. f., ciseaux : Vitr. Arch. 10, 2, 2 &#124;&#124; [pince de l’écrevisse] : Plin. 9, 97 &#124;&#124; ordre de bataille en forme de ciseaux [ou de tenailles, le contraire du coin, [[cuneus]] ] : Veg. Mil. 3, 17 ; Gell. 10, 9, 1, v. [[forceps]]. il [[est]] possible, comme le croit [[Charisius]] (94, 21), que [[forfex]] soit le même mot que [[forceps]].||[pince de l’écrevisse] : Plin. 9, 97||ordre de bataille en forme de ciseaux [ou de tenailles, le contraire du coin, [[cuneus]] ] : Veg. Mil. 3, 17 ; Gell. 10, 9, 1, v. [[forceps]]. il [[est]] possible, comme le croit [[Charisius]] (94, 21), que [[forfex]] soit le même mot que [[forceps]].
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{{Georges
|georg=forfex, ficis, c. = [[φαλίς]] (Gloss.), die [[Schere]], I) eig.: A) im allg., Cels. 7, 21, 1. Col. 12, 44, 4: zur [[Wollschur]], Calp. ecl. 5, 74. – B) insbes.: 1) eine [[Art]] großer Scheren, griech. καρκινοι, an den Seilen eines Flaschenzugs befestigt, um Steine anzufassen, die [[dann]] so [[mit]] den Seilen in die [[Höhe]] gezogen wurden, ferrei forfices, Vitr. 10, 2, 2. – 2) die [[Schere]] der Barbiere, zum Abzwicken [[des]] Bartes, das Zwickeisen, Mart. 7, 95, 12: das [[Instrument]], [[womit]] die Ärzte die Zähne zogen, die [[Zange]], [[forfex]] dentalis od. dentaria, Gloss. – II) übtr.: a) die [[Schere]] [[des]] Krebses, Plin. 9, 97: der [[Heuschrecke]], Plin. 32, 148: und der [[Käfer]], Plin. 11, 97. – b) eine scherenförmige [[Schlachtordnung]], die [[Schere]] ([[auch]] [[forceps]] [[gen]].), Veget. mil. 3, 17. Gell. 10, 9, 1. Vgl. [[forceps]].
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{{LaZh
|lnztxt=forfex, icis. m. :: [[剪刀]]。[[鉗子]]。[[營勢]]
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{{trml
|trtx====[[scissors]]===
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