An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.
The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt.
The small portion remaining of a larger thing or group.
The material cut off in this way.
Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
The act or operation of reaping.
The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
The act or operation of dividing with shears.
Tending to cut or tear.