scherenschnitte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An art of papercutting, cutting continuous paper designs, which began in Switzerland and Germany in the 1500s and was brought to Colonial America in the 1700s by immigrants who settled primarily in Pennsylvania.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɛəɹənˌʃnɪtə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scherenschnitte.wav

Word forms

scherenschnitte

Etymology

From German Scherenschnitte, plural of Scherenschnitt (literally “scissor cut”).

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