thinning shears

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Noun

thinning shears - shears with one serrate blade; used for thinning hair

shears - large scissors with strong blades

plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

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"We pioneered super curved and custom curved shears as well as curved thinning shears and curved chunkers.

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And the range includes thinning shears, fruit pruning shears and fabulous hedging shears.

FLOWER POWER

Another big no- no for frizzy hair is getting it cut with thinning shears or a razor as these methods only thin the cuticles in half and rip them, resulting in even more frizz.