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shearling

[ sheer-ling ]

noun

  1. Chiefly British. a yearling sheep that has been shorn once.
  2. short wool pulled from such a sheep.
  3. the skin from a recently shorn sheep or lamb, tanned with the wool still on it.


shearling

/ ˈʃɪəɪŋ /

noun

  1. a young sheep after its first shearing
  2. the skin of such an animal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of shearling1

First recorded in 1350–1400, shearling is from the Middle English word scherling. See shear, -ling 1
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The Ann Demeulemeester Black Livia Collar is a soft armor, supple and tough as the shearling and lambskin that forms it.

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L.A.-based Simon Miller knows how to craft stylish and cozy, as demonstrated in the Jetz coat, a dramatic faux-fur shearling coat with an oversized collar, side pockets and double-breasted front closure.

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He’s started dressing in oversized designer T-shirts, massive shearling coats, and a slim suit with dragonflies on it—with matching dragonfly shoes.

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It might not make you ugly-cry, but you could well wonder where you can buy that handsome shearling jacket that Pugh wears.

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He wore no sunglasses, no cap, just Blundstones, jeans, a shearling coat.

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