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Word: Sheer
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English (in the sense ‘exempt, cleared’): probably an alteration of dialect shire ‘pure, clear’, from the Germanic base of the verb shine. In the mid 16th century the word was used to describe clear, pure water, and also in sheer (sense 3 of the adjective)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a very fine or diaphanous fabric or article
Short Definition:very fine or diaphanous fabric or article
Examples:- I put up the new curtains and sheers
- she ditched her glossy sheers while pregnant
Word: Sheer
Speech Type: Verb
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