ciss
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ciss
- /sɪs/
Rhymes with -ɪs
Where it comes from
Perhaps ultimately derived in some way from Vulgar Latin *cisellum (from *caesellum, from caedō), whence e.g. French cission, ciseau and other words with senses related to cutting and separating, or perhaps from the same root as scission (“division, separating”) (Latin scissus, scindō), or even a conflation of the two as in scissor, whence sciss (“cut with scissors”).
verb cisses · cissing · cissed
- To retract (from a uniform film applied to a damp, oily or nonabsorbent surface) and clump up into small droplets, or form craters. Varnish is very apt to ciss on old work, if the second coat is not applied as soon as ever the first coat is hard enough to bear varnishing.
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verb to retract from a uniform film, to clump
| Русский | свора́чиваться svoráčivatʹsja, сверну́ться svernútʹsja |
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title = {ciss},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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