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shears — noun large scissors with strong blades • Derivationally related forms: ↑shear • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑scissors, ↑pair of scissors … Useful english dictionary
Shear — Shear, n. [AS. sceara. See {Shear}, v. t.] 1. A pair of shears; now always used in the plural, but formerly also in the singular. See {Shears}. [1913 Webster] On his head came razor none, nor shear. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Short of the wool, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shear blade — Shear Shear, n. [AS. sceara. See {Shear}, v. t.] 1. A pair of shears; now always used in the plural, but formerly also in the singular. See {Shears}. [1913 Webster] On his head came razor none, nor shear. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Short of the wool … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shear hulk — Shear Shear, n. [AS. sceara. See {Shear}, v. t.] 1. A pair of shears; now always used in the plural, but formerly also in the singular. See {Shears}. [1913 Webster] On his head came razor none, nor shear. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Short of the wool … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shear steel — Shear Shear, n. [AS. sceara. See {Shear}, v. t.] 1. A pair of shears; now always used in the plural, but formerly also in the singular. See {Shears}. [1913 Webster] On his head came razor none, nor shear. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Short of the wool … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shearing stress — Shear Shear, n. [AS. sceara. See {Shear}, v. t.] 1. A pair of shears; now always used in the plural, but formerly also in the singular. See {Shears}. [1913 Webster] On his head came razor none, nor shear. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Short of the wool … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tangential stress — Shear Shear, n. [AS. sceara. See {Shear}, v. t.] 1. A pair of shears; now always used in the plural, but formerly also in the singular. See {Shears}. [1913 Webster] On his head came razor none, nor shear. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Short of the wool … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sherman — m English: transferred use of the surname, which originated in the Middle Ages as an occupational name for someone who trimmed the nap of woollen cloth after it had been woven. It represents a compound of the Old English elements scēara shears +… … First names dictionary
Scherz — Scherz1 Sm Spaß std. (13. Jh.), mhd. scherz Stammwort. Aus scherzen fröhlich springen, sich vergnügen (vielleicht starkes Verb). Herkunft (auch wegen der späten Bezeugung) unsicher. Wohl eine Erweiterung zu der in ahd. skerōn jauchzen , ae. secge … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
shears — large scissors, O.E. sceara (pl.), from P.Gmc. *skær ; see SHEAR (Cf. shear). In 17c., also a device for raising the masts of ships (1620s) … Etymology dictionary
