shearling
English
noun
Definitions
- A sheep that has been shorn for the first time
- (chiefly) A sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the fibers are of uniform depth
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English scherling suffix from English shear.
Origin
English
shear
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beshear English
- hydroshear English
- magnetoshear English
- megashear English
- preshear English
- shear English
- shear wall English
- shearability English
- shearable English
- shearbill English
- shearer English
- shearest English
- sheareth English
- shearfree English
- shearing English
- shearless English
- shearlet English
- shearlike English
- shearline English
- shearman English
- shearotactic English
- shearotaxis English
- sheartail English
- shearwall English
- shearwater English
- toshear English
- scheren Middle English
- scherling Middle English
- sheren Middle English