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pliers (n.)

"small pincers with long jaws adapted for holding small articles," 1560s, plural agent noun from ply (v.2). French cognate plieur meant "folder."

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ply (v.2)

"to bend, yield," late 14c., plien, from Old French plier, earlier pleier "to fold, bend," from Latin plicare "to lay, fold, twist" (from PIE root *plek- "to plait"). Related: Plied; plies; plying.

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Definitions of pliers

pliers (n.)
a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws;
Synonyms: pair of pliers / plyers
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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