Shears
[ʃɪəz] or [ʃɪrz]
Definition
(n.) A cutting instrument.
(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.
(n.) A similar instrument the blades of which are extensions of a curved spring, -- used for shearing sheep or skins.
(n.) A shearing machine; a blade, or a set of blades, working against a resisting edge.
(n.) Anything in the form of shears.
(n.) A pair of wings.
(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.
(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.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To see shears in your dream, denotes that you will become miserly and disagreeable in your dealings. To see them broken, you will lose friends and standing by your eccentric demeanor.
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Examples
- In 1800 Mears devised a machine employing shears. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He had risked the last of his capital on the purchase of these frames and shears which to-night had been expected. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- You know Moore has resolved to have new machinery, and he expects two wagon-loads of frames and shears from Stilbro' this evening. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In 1800, Meares, his countryman, tried to adapt shears. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Who invented the scissors and shears for cutting and trimming it when soft? William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The depth of water at which the Bucket Ladder dredges is regulated by the Hoisting Shears and Chain Barrel D D, driven by shafting E E from the Engines. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Patrick Bell, of Scotland, devised a reaper that had a movable vibrating cutter working like a series of shears, a reel, and a traveling apron, which carried off the grain to one side. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The bands of paper then passed on to shears, placed transversely, that cut it into sheets of any required length, which were laid upon one another, to be divided into quires. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Nearly all of these early reapers relied upon scythes or cutters with a rotary motion or vibrating shears. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- As if your living cloth-dressers were all machines like your frames and shears. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In 1800 Mears devised a machine employing shears. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He had risked the last of his capital on the purchase of these frames and shears which to-night had been expected. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- You know Moore has resolved to have new machinery, and he expects two wagon-loads of frames and shears from Stilbro' this evening. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In 1800, Meares, his countryman, tried to adapt shears. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Who invented the scissors and shears for cutting and trimming it when soft? William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The depth of water at which the Bucket Ladder dredges is regulated by the Hoisting Shears and Chain Barrel D D, driven by shafting E E from the Engines. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Patrick Bell, of Scotland, devised a reaper that had a movable vibrating cutter working like a series of shears, a reel, and a traveling apron, which carried off the grain to one side. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The bands of paper then passed on to shears, placed transversely, that cut it into sheets of any required length, which were laid upon one another, to be divided into quires. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Nearly all of these early reapers relied upon scythes or cutters with a rotary motion or vibrating shears. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- As if your living cloth-dressers were all machines like your frames and shears. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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