All 4 Uses of
sheer
in
Ferris Beach
- Soon the streetlights would come on and slowly the neighborhood would light up, Christmas trees and all the adornments that Mrs. Poole had called sheer tackiness.
Chpt 6 (definition 1) *sheer = pure or complete
- Angela was wearing a red dress, too, smocked at the top with a low neckline, long puffy sleeves, and folds of the thin sheer material that hung in different lengths about six inches above her knees.
Chpt 21 (definition 2) *sheer = thin and delicate
- He pointed up at our house, where the sheers in my window were pulled off to one side.†
Chpt 21 *
Uses with a very rare meaning:
- Her gown was as thin as Mama's sheers in the dining room.
Chpt 21 (definition 3) *sheers = window coverings that are so thin one can look out through them
Definitions:
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(1) (sheer as in: sheer fun) complete or pure -- without restriction, qualification, or other elements (used for emphasis)
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(2) (sheer as in: a sheer blouse) typically of fabric: very thin and delicate -- often transparent
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(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus) Sheer can also be an alternative spelling for shear (to cut).
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(sheer as in: sheer to the left) change direction; or to cause such a change of direction -- usually abruptly