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1 pinking shears
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2 pinking shears pink·ing shears ['pɪŋkɪŋˌʃɪəz]
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3 pinking scissors
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4 shear
[ʃɪə(r)]* * *[ʃiə]past tense - sheared; verb1) (to clip or cut wool from (a sheep).) tosare2) ((past tense shorn: often with off) to cut (hair) off: All her curls have been shorn off.) tagliare3) ((past tense shorn: especially with of) to cut hair from (someone): He has been shorn (of all his curls).) rasare4) (to cut or (cause to) break: A piece of the steel girder sheared off.) spezzarsi•- shears* * *[ʃɪə(r)](sheep) tosare•* * *shear /ʃɪə(r)/n.1 (pl.) cesoie; forbici; forbicioni: a pair of shears, un paio di cesoie; pinking shears, forbici seghettate ( da sarto); pruning shears, forbici da giardinaggio4 [u] (geol.) fessurazione; taglio: shear folding, piegamento per taglio; shear-joint plane, piano di diaclasi (di taglio)● (bot.) shear-grass ( Agropyron repens), gramigna dei medici; dente canino □ (mecc.) shear pin, spina di sicurezza □ shear plane, (mecc.) piano di taglio; (geol.) piano di diaclasi □ (mecc.) shear strength, resistenza al taglio □ (mecc.) shear stress, sforzo di taglio □ (tecn.) shear test, prova di taglio □ (Austral.) a sheep off shears, una pecora appena tosata.(to) shear /ʃɪə(r)/A v. t.1 tosare: to shear sheep [a hedge], tosare le pecore [una siepe]3 (tecn.) cesoiare; troncare; tagliare; tranciare4 (fig.) spogliare; privare: The king was shorn of all his powers, il re fu privato di ogni potere; to be shorn of one's rights, essere privato dei propri dirittiB v. i.● to shear away (o off), tosare ( la lana); tagliare via, eliminare; staccarsi: The handle has sheared off, si è staccato il manico □ a closely shorn head, una testa rasata a zero (o rapata) □ a shorn lamb, un agnello tosato; (fig.) un gonzo, uno che s'è fatto pelare.* * *[ʃɪə(r)] -
5 ♦ pink
♦ pink (1) /pɪŋk/A a.2 (polit., generalm. spreg.) sinistroide; sinistrorso; socialisteggiante: pink socialism, socialismo moderato (o all'acqua di rose)3 di omosessuale; per omosessuali; gayB n.2 [u] color rosa: salmon pink, rosa salmone; Pink is my favourite colour, il rosa è il mio colore preferito; to wear pink, vestire di rosa; She was dressed in pink, era vestita di rosa5 [u] – (fig.) the pink, il fiore; il meglio; il massimo: the pink of elegance, il fiore dell'eleganza; the pink of perfection, il culmine della perfezione; in the pink of health, in perfetta salute; in gran forma6 (polit., spreg.) sinistroide; sinistrorso● pink-collar, relativo a lavori tradizionalmente svolti da donne; femminile ( cameriera, segretaria, ecc.) □ (fam. scherz.) to see pink elephants, avere allucinazioni alcoliche □ (med.) pink-eye, congiuntivite acuta contagiosa □ pink gin, gin aromatizzato con essenze amare ( angostura, ecc.) □ ( ciclismo) the pink jersey, la maglia rosa □ (ingl.) the pink pound, il potere di acquisto degli omosessuali □ (fam. USA) pink slip, lettera di licenziamento □ (fam.) to be in the pink, essere in forma smagliante; stare benissimo.pink (2) /pɪŋk/n.(stor., naut.) pinco ( tipo di veliero).pink (3) /pɪŋk/n.(zool.) salmone giovane.(to) pink (1) /pɪŋk/v. t.(to) pink (2) /pɪŋk/v. i.(mecc.: di motore) battere in testa; detonare.
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pinking shears — also pinking scissors noun (plural) a special type of scissors with blades that have V shaped teeth, used for cutting cloth … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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