Definition of shears

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Shears (n.) An instrument consisting of two blades, commonly with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, and working on both sides of the material to be cut, -- used for cutting cloth and other substances..

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Shears :: Shears (n.) Anything in the form of shears.
Sheep-shearer :: Sheep-shearer (n.) One who shears, or cuts off the wool from, sheep..
Costotome :: Costotome (n.) An instrument (chisel or shears) to cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity, in post-mortem examinations and dissections..
Shears :: Shears (n.) An instrument consisting of two blades, commonly with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, and working on both sides of the material to be cut, -- used for cutting cloth and other substances..
Shearer :: Shearer (n.) One who shears.
Shearing :: Shearing (n.) The product of the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine; as, the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth..
Snip :: Snip (n.) A single cut, as with shears or scissors; a clip..
Scissor :: Scissor (v. t.) To cut with scissors or shears; to prepare with the aid of scissors.
Forfex :: Forfex (n.) A pair of shears.
Shears :: Shears (n.) A similar instrument the blades of which are extensions of a curved spring, -- used for shearing sheep or skins..
Shears :: Shears (n.) A cutting instrument.
Shears :: Shears (n.) A shearing machine; a blade, or a set of blades, working against a resisting edge..
Shears :: Shears (n.) An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle..
Lewisson :: Lewisson (n.) A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth.
Shears :: Shears (n.) The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured; as, the shears of a lathe or planer. See Illust. under Lathe..
Snip :: Snip (v. t.) To cut off the nip or neb of, or to cut off at once with shears or scissors; to clip off suddenly; to nip; hence, to break off; to snatch away..
Shearing :: Shearing (n.) The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates..
Shear :: Shear (v. t.) A pair of shears; -- now always used in the plural, but formerly also in the singular. See Shears..
Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument; to cut off; to clip (something) from a surface; as, to shear a fleece..
Shearing :: Shearing (n.) The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth..
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