pli‧ers /ˈplaɪəz $ -ərz/
noun [plural][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: ply 'to twist together' (14-21 centuries), from Old French plier, from Latin plicare]
a small tool made of two crossed pieces of metal, used to hold small things or to bend and cut wire:
a pair of pliers [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲