to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.)
 sewing scissors;  dressmaker's shears
 to cut open;  to cut apart;  to divide;  to split
 cutting off the edges (printing, sewing, cooking, etc.);  snippets;  trimmings;  cuttings
 to cut out (a dress) from cloth
 cutting off the edges (printing, sewing, cooking, etc.);  snippets;  trimmings;  cuttings
 (tailor's) cutting;  styling