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.
A shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.
A person engaged in tatting.
To fall into tatters.
To destroy an article of clothing etc. by shredding.