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Bearing :: Bearing (n.) The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer.

Sheer :: Sheer (v. i.) Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side..

Berthing :: Berthing (n.) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake..

Tabasheer :: Tabasheer (n.) A concretion in the joints of the bamboo, which consists largely or chiefly of pure silica. It is highly valued in the East Indies as a medicine for the cure of bilious vomitings, bloody flux, piles, and various other diseases..

Sheer :: Sheer (v. t.) To shear.

Sheer :: Sheer (v. i.) Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.

Surfeit :: Surfboat (n.) A boat intended for use in heavy surf. It is built with a pronounced sheer, and with a view to resist the shock of waves and of contact with the beach..

Main :: Main (a.) Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer.

Sny :: Sny (n.) An upward bend in a piece of timber; the sheer of a vessel.

Sheer :: Sheer (adv.) Clean; quite; at once.

Sheer :: Sheer (v. i.) Very thin or transparent; -- applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin..

Drift :: Drift (n.) The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece..

Sheering :: Sheering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shee.

Shear :: Shear (v. i.) To deviate. See Sheer.

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) A turn or change in a course.

String :: String (n.) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it..

Stark :: Stark (n.) Mere; sheer; gross; entire; downright.

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) Shears See Shear.

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it.

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