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SHEER, a.

1. Pure clear separate from anything foreign unmingled as sheer ale. But this application is unusual. We saysheer argument, sheer wit, sheer falsehook, &c.
2. Clear thin as sheer muslin.

SHEER, adv. Clean quite at once. Obs.

SHEER, To sheer. Not in use.

SHEER, See Shear, the sense of which is to separate.

1. In seamen's language, to decline or deviate from the line of the proper course, as a ship when not steered with steadiness.
2. To slip or move aside.
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Entry for 'Sheer'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​s/sheer.html.
 
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