noun
U-shaped scissors; shears
Traditional Japanese scissors with a U-shaped spring handle, squeezed to cut; no finger holes. Often used for thread cutting, ikebana, or crafts. Compare 和鋏 (わばさみ).
See also: 和鋏 (わばさみ)
生け花の先生は握り鋏で枝を切った。
The ikebana teacher cut the branch with U-shaped scissors.
裁縫箱に小さな握り鋏が入っている。
There is a small pair of shears in the sewing box.
和鋏 is a broader term for traditional Japanese scissors, which may include various shapes; 握り鋏 specifically refers to the U-shaped, spring-handled type without finger holes.
Compound of 握り (grip) + 鋏 (scissors), describing scissors operated by gripping the spring handle.