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  • noun Plural form of shearling.

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Examples

  • And this season, they rewarded them with an assured, wearable, dare-we-say commercial collection that featured beautifully cut dresses with a hint of '40s flare and highly covetable shearlings.

    Melissa Liebling-Goldberg: Cult Of Individuality Melissa Liebling-Goldberg 2012

  • Getty Images Rebecca Taylor: "The collection is about patched fabrics, lace appliqu é s, and found beading cocooned in silvery shearlings with a flavor of NY Disco," says the designer.

    On the Runway: Six Trends to Watch Christina Binkley 2011

  • It was almost a shame to have to bundle up in our shearlings on the way there in an effort to keep out the chill.

    Fashionista Micol Ostow 2009

  • The shearlings had been picked over, and all that was left were generic, boxy styles.

    Gioia Diliberto: As The Fur Flies 2009

  • It does not appear to injure old ewes as it does lambs or shearlings.

    The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock Charles Alexander Cameron 1875

  • The rams, old ewes, and two-shear ewes had duly undergone their stripping, and the men were proceeding with the shearlings and hogs, when Oak's belief that she was going to stand pleasantly by and time him through another performance was painfully interrupted by Farmer Boldwood's appearance in the extremest corner of the barn.

    Far from the Madding Crowd 1874

  • At the annual auctions of shearlings which are held upon the large farms a purse is made for the shepherd of the flock, into which every one who attends is expected to drop a shilling, often producing £5.

    The Toilers of the Field Richard Jefferies 1867

  • The cape, with strong shoulders and a loose body, fit in nicely with outfits that alternated between neat and tailored, and sexy softness found in angora sweaters, faux furs and shearlings.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • "I have discovered I can get an extra 1. 5kg of growth by taking wool off Southdowns but for Lleyn shearlings the reverse situation occurred, so this year we have not sheared these individuals," he said.

    FWi - All News 2010

  • There were beautiful leather jackets inset with ribbed-knit panels; cropped shearlings; soldier coats; and three kinds of pants (knit-and-leather leggings to match the jackets, slouchy harem jodhpurs, and refreshing wide-leg trousers).

    Style.com: Daily Fashion Show Pictures 2010

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