Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/446
Preferred label
scissors
Alternative label
Scope note
Two pivoted blades attached to handles; when closed on a substrate, the blades create a parallel shearing action resulting in a breach.
Top concept
objects
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/607
Broader/Parent concept
tools and equipment
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/612
Related concept
penknife
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/370
The Arts & Architecture ThesaurusⓇ Online, The Getty Research Institute Concept uri
Not in AAT
The Language of Bindings Thesaurus (LoB) Concept uri
Not in LoB
Scope note source reference
Source
Jana Dambrogio and Daniel Starza Smith with the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.
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