0. sheer basic physical meaning:purely, overwhelmingly, all-that -the-eye-can-see vertical :
From this derive the senses of (1)pure, unmixed, alone and complete-in-itself ,unalloyed, quintaessential: sheer cheek (la mas pura jeta, solo jeta sin mas), sheer luck, from sheer force of character
-2: for materials (=textiles) seamless, uninterrupted, nothing-but=smoothest,
-since this is obtained by quality, =finest
from there, in hosiery and underwear ,2 has come to also mean thinnest and most transparent. You do NOT want to see the illustrations of sheer underwear on internet : visually SHEER underwear leaves EVERYTHING in view.
sheer cliffs
Here, the water falls sheer. It falls in a sheer drop |
Just about gossamer visibilty :the less there is , the more it costs. |
: sheer cheek , in T shirts
by sheer force of personality
-TO SEW, NEEDLE AND THREAD, A STITCH, TO STITCH, TO STITCH UP, TO STITCH ON A BUTTON ETC.
EXAMPLE
DAVE CONE'S MOTHERINLAW'S DOG BIT HIM, he had to have several stiches . They had to stitch him up. frankenstein is the most stitched up fictional character ever.
TO JAM = TO BE OR MAKE UNMOVING
A TRAFFIC JAM .
THE TYPE OF FRUIT PRESERVES KNOWN AS JAMS.SPANISH ONES ARE RUNNY- A BIT THIN AND LIQUID. ENGLISH ONES ARE STIFFER, LESS FLOWING MORE LIKE JELLY, UN MOVING
-HIS NECK JAMMED. HE COULDN'T MOVE IT.
-THE DEFENDERS JAMMED ALL THE DOORS TO KEEP OUT THEIR BESIEGERS.
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