Sheer

Meaning

Adj

●

In Textiles:

Very

or transparent.

●

Pure in

;

; unadulterated.

●

Downright;

; pure.

●

Used to

the amount or

of something.

●

Very

; almost

or perpendicular.

Adv

●

Clean;

; at once.

Noun

●

A

or fabric.

●

In Nautical:

The

of the

or

from

stern.

●

In Nautical:

An

from the

of a ship.

Verb

●

In Nautical:

To

from a course.

●

Obsolete

of shear

Name

●

A surname.

Sourced from

Origin

sheer

English

skírr

Old Norse

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