Both Uses of
sheer
in
Anne Of Green Gables
- To do her justice, she really believed Anne had made Diana drunk out of sheer malice prepense, and she was honestly anxious to preserve her little daughter from the contamination of further intimacy with such a child.
p. 125.5 *sheer = pure (without other reasons)
- I made her three good, warm, serviceable ones this fall, and anything more is sheer extravagance.
p. 195.3sheer = complete
Definitions:
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(1)
(sheer as in: a sheer blouse) typically of fabric: very thin and delicate -- often transparent
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(2)
(sheer as in: sheer fun) complete or pure -- without restriction, qualification, or other elements (used for emphasis)
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(3)
(sheer as in: a sheer cliff) so steep it is almost vertical
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(4)
(sheer as in: sheer to the left) change direction; or to cause such a change of direction -- usually abruptly
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(5)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Sheer can also be an alternative spelling for shear (to cut).