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The noun 'shears' is a shortened form for 'a pair of shears'. The plural form is two pairs of shears.
I hope you mean "stylo"; if you do, it's short for stylograph, the plural form of which is stylographs. I assume that the plural form for the shortened form would also be no more than an added S to the word.
The singular form 'eyeglasses' is a shortened form for 'a pair of eyeglasses'.The plural form is two pairs of eyeglasses, or simply 'eyeglasses'.
The noun spectacles is a shortened form for the term 'pair of spectacles'. The plural form is two pairs of spectacles.The nouns spectacles belongs to a group of nouns that are a shortened form for 'a pair of', for example:binocularsglassespantsscissorsshearsshortsspectaclestongstrouserstweezersAll of these nouns are made plural by changing 'a pair of...' to 'pairs of...'.
Condo is the shortened form of condominium. It is the shortest form.
The plural form of the noun pant (a short quick breath) is pants.The plural possessive form is pants'.Example: His pants' quickness told me that he had run far.The noun pants (a garment) is a shortened form of a pair of pants.The plural form is pairs of pants. The plural possessive form is pairs of pants'.Example: These pants' prices are out of my range.
'Kilo-' is a prefix indicating 1000 of the base unit; it is commonly used as the shortened form of 'kilogram', the plural of which is kilograms.
The noun scissors is both the plural and singular form. The noun scissors belongs to a group of nouns that are words for things that require two parts to make the whole. The noun scissors is a shortened for for a 'pair of scissors'. The plural form is 'pairs of scissors.
'You have' is not a shortened form of anything. It has a shortened form, 'you've'.
The noun scissors is both the plural and singular form. The noun scissors belongs to a group of nouns that are words for things that require two parts to make the whole. The noun scissors is a shortened for for a 'pair of scissors'. The plural form is 'pairs of scissors.
The noun glasses (meaning spectacles) is a singular form, a shortened form of 'a pair of glasses'. The plural form for glasses is 'pairs of glasses'. If it means "vessels to hold liquid" then it is already plural, "glasses." Other examples of singular nouns that are a short form for 'a pair of...' are pants, shorts, drawers, jeans, scissors, shears, pliers, and binoculars.
The plural form is used in English because it refers all of the individual appetizers. It would not be incorrect to refer to a single unit as an hors d'oeuvre. In French, the spelling hors d'Å“uvre is both singular and plural.