Shears may refer to:
Cutting devices
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Scissors
Scissors are hand-operated shearing tools. A pair of scissors consists of a pair of metal blades pivoted so that the sharpened edges slide against each other when the handles (bows) opposite to the pivot are closed. Scissors are used for cutti ...
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Hair-cutting shears
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Blade shears, typically used for shearing animals
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Grass shears, for lawn trimming
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Kitchen shears, scissors used in the kitchen for food preparation
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Pinking shears, scissors where the blades are sawtoothed instead of straight; they leave a zigzag pattern instead of a straight edge
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Pruning shears, for cutting branches and stems
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Snips, for cutting metal
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Trauma shears, scissors used by emergency medical personnel to cut clothing
People
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Albert Shears (born 1900), English footballer
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Augustus Shears (1827–1911), English clergyman
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Curtis Shears (1901–1988), American Olympic fencer
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Ernest Shears (1849–1917), Anglican clergyman in South Africa
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George Shears (1890–1978), Major League Baseball pitcher
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Jake Shears (born 1978), lead vocalist for the American music group Scissor Sisters
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Philip James Shears (1887–1972), British Army officer
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Stevie Shears (born c. 1950), musician known for playing in English rock bands Tiger Lily and Ultravox
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Tara Shears (born 1969), English physicist
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Daniel Towers Shears (1784–1860), English coppersmith and inventor
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James Shears (c1750-1820), English coppersmith
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James Henry Shears (1788–1855), English coppersmith and entrepreneur
In fiction
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Sally Shears (also known as Molly Millions), a recurring character in stories and novels written by William Gibson
Other
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Shears (moth), European moth of the family Noctuidae
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Golden Shears, sheep shearing event
See also
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Shear (disambiguation)
Shear may refer to:
Textile production
*Animal shearing, the collection of wool from various species
**Sheep shearing
*The removal of nap during wool cloth production
Science and technology Engineering
*Shear strength (soil), the shear strength ...
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