糸切り

いときり【糸切り】

〔糸を切ること〕 the cutting [snipping, breaking] of (a piece of) string; 〔糸で切ること〕 the use of string to cut through something; 〔陶器の〕 the use of a cutting string [cord, wire] to remove a clay vessel from the potter's wheel; (切った痕跡) the mark left by a cutting cord; 〔細く切ること〕 cutting into stringy lengths; (細く切ったもの) narrow lengths.

糸切り団子 dumplings formed by cutting with string.

糸切り鋏 a thread clip; thread clippers [snippers].