ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Scherenschnitte

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈʃɛəɹənˌʃnɪtə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Scherenschnitte is a noun meaning (art) 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.

Meaning

(art) 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.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include papercutting, fringer, papercut, papercraft, kirigami, scratchboard.

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