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sheared, ppl. a.|ʃɪəd|
[f. shear v. + -ed1.]
1. That has undergone the operation of shearing; shorn. † Of a coin: Clipped.
1616Orkney Witch Trial in C. Rogers Soc. Life Scot. (1886) III. 299 Haveing aft and dyvers tymes desyreit the len of ane scheret sheilling fra James Hunton. 1845Judd Margaret ii. xi. (1874) 334 One greased pole to climb, two sheared pigs to catch, and a silver punch-bowl the prize. 1905Geil Yankee in Pigmy Land xii. 175 He presented a sheared sheep.
2. Subjected to shear; strained or distorted by shearing stress.
1930J. S. Flett in Peach & Horne Geol. Scotl. ii. 56 Sheared Granite-Gneiss. This rock belongs to the group of muscovite-biotite-granites, and is rich in alkali felspar.
Add:[1.] b. Of dressed fur, fabric having a pile, etc.: trimmed to a close and even finish.
1939M. B. Picken Lang. Fashion 61/2 Sheared beaver has been..recently introduced. Ibid. 63/2 Sheared beaver, beaver with some thick underfur sheared away, removing the tendency to curl in moist weather... Sometimes called shaved beaver. 1951R. T. Wilcox Mode in Furs vii. 157 As we write..natural sheared raccoon is coming to the fore. The pelt is..sheared to reveal a deep piled fur. 1976Billings (Montana) Gaz. 27 June 9–a (Advt.), Bath towels... Regular terry and sheared terry. |