Look up: shearing

1. Shearing
   A process in which the fur is shaved or cut down to an even, plushlike texture, similar to silk velvet
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2. shearing
   [n] - removing by cutting off or clipping
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3. shearing
   the operation of leveling the nap on cloth is much used in the woolen and worsted trades,as well as in the case of certain cotton fabrics. Category: Various industries and crafts • the process of cutting off gates from castings Category: Iron and steel industries • an area of...
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4. Shearing
   Shear'ing noun 1. The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth. 2. The product of the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine; as, the whole s...
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5. shearing
   1. The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth. ... 2. 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. ... 3. Same as Shearling. ... 4...
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6. shearing
   noun removing by cutting off or clipping
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7. Shearing
   • (n.) The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal. • (n.) The act or operation of reaping. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shear • (n.) The product of the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine; as, the whole shearing of a flock; t...
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8. shearing
   (from the article `textile`) Shearing cuts the raised nap to a uniform height and is used for the same purpose on pile fabrics. Shearing machines operate much like rotary lawn ...
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9. Shearing
   The motion of surfaces sliding past one another.
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10. Shearing
    (physics) `Shearing` in continuum mechanics refers to the occurrence of a shear strain, which is a deformation of a material substance in which parallel internal surfaces slide past one another. It is induced by a shear stress in the material. Shear strain is distinguished from volumetric str...
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11. Shearing
    (manufacturing) `Shearing`, also known as `die cutting`,--> is a process which cuts stock without the formation of chips or the use of burning or melting. Strictly speaking, if the cutting blades are straight the process is called shearing; if the cutting blades are curved then they are shear...
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