Both Uses of
sheer
in
The Time Machine
- The Silent Man seemed even more clumsy than usual, and drank champagne with regularity and determination out of sheer nervousness.†
Chpt 2 *
- Though my arms and back were presently acutely painful, I went on clambering down the sheer descent with as quick a motion as possible.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(sheer as in: a sheer blouse) typically of fabric: very thin and delicate -- often transparent