scise

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scise

  • /ˈsaɪz/

Sounds like sighs, size · Rhymes with -aɪz

Where it comes from

From Latin scindere, scissum (“to cut, split”); form influenced by the unrelated excise.

verb scises · scising · scised

  1. intransitive, obsolete To cut; to penetrate. The wicked steel scised deep in his right side.

noun scises

  1. India, alternative Alternative form of sais (servant responsible for horses) We proceeded about half-a-mile very well; but the night was so wet, that our humanity induced us to make the scise get up on the foot-board.

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@misc{scise_2026,
  title = {scise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}