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sheared
[ sheerd ]
adjective
- shaped or completed by or as if by shearing.
- trimmed to an even, symmetrical, or uniform length, as fur, shrubbery, etc.:
a sheared muskrat coat.
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- un·sheared adjective
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Example Sentences
There are sheared mink jackets with trailing trains that have been laser-cut so the fur looks almost like lace.
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It was a land that had been sheared by the axe, torn by the winds, and blasted by fire.
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One wall was completely sheared away and fragments of it chunked the ground.
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After raising, the pieces are sheared (for better class work) in order to produce greater regularity in the length of the nap.
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Then the cloth is slightly napped and sheared down close, in order to produce a smooth, even surface.
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Sometimes the nap is sheared, but more often it is pressed down flat upon the face of the cloth.
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