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Berthing :: Berthing (n.) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake..

Sheer :: Sheer (v. i.) To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; to swerve; as, a ship sheers from her course; a horse sheers at a bicycle..

Sheer :: Sheer (v. i.) Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense..

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) Shears See Shear.

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) A turn or change in a course.

Sheer :: Sheer (v. i.) Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.

Sheered :: Sheered (imp. & p. p.) of Shee.

Sheer :: Sheer (v. i.) Very thin or transparent; -- applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin..

Tabasheer :: Tabasheer (n.) A concretion in the joints of the bamboo, which consists largely or chiefly of pure silica. It is highly valued in the East Indies as a medicine for the cure of bilious vomitings, bloody flux, piles, and various other diseases..

Bearing :: Bearing (n.) The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer.

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it.

Driftpiece :: Driftpiece (n.) An upright or curved piece of timber connecting the plank sheer with the gunwale; also, a scroll terminating a rail..

String :: String (n.) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it..

Main :: Main (a.) Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer.

Sheerly :: Sheerly (adv.) At once; absolutely.

Sheerwater :: Sheerwater (n.) The shearwater.

Stark :: Stark (n.) Mere; sheer; gross; entire; downright.

Quicken :: Quicken (a.) To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make (a curve) sharper; as, to quicken the sheer, that is, to make its curve more pronounced..

Surfeit :: Surfboat (n.) A boat intended for use in heavy surf. It is built with a pronounced sheer, and with a view to resist the shock of waves and of contact with the beach..

Sheer :: Sheer (adv.) Clean; quite; at once.

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