Both Uses of
sheer
in
Gone with the Wind
- But of course, in all her conversations with Ashley there were so many things which could not be said, for honor's sake, that the sheer force of them inhibited other remarks.†
Chpt 4.38
- When the spell had passed, she put her head in her hands and cried from sheer mortification.†
Chpt 4.38 *
Definition:
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(sheer as in: a sheer blouse) typically of fabric: very thin and delicate -- often transparent