Shears may refer to:

Cutting devices

Scissors Scissors are hand-operated shearing tools. A pair of scissors consists of a pair of blades pivoted so that the sharpened edges slide against each other when the handles (bows) opposite to the pivot are closed. Scissors are used for cutting var ...

, also called shears *

Hair-cutting shears Hair-cutting shears are scissors that are specifically designed for cutting hair. They are also known as barber shears, hairdressing shears, or hair shears. They range in size from about 5 to 7 inches (13 to 18 cm) long and commonly have an appenda ...

* Blade shears, typically used for shearing animals *

Grass shears Grass shears differ from pruning shears in being long-handled and having the handles at right-angles to the blades. They can be used to cut grass from a standing position. Two kinds are available: with the blades horizontal and with the blades ve ...

, for lawn trimming * Kitchen shears, scissors used in the kitchen for food preparation *

Pinking shears Pinking shears are scissors with saw-toothed blades instead of straight blades. They produce a zigzag pattern instead of a straight edge. Before pinking scissors were invented, a pinking punch or pinking iron was used to punch out a decorative ...

, scissors the blades of which are sawtoothed instead of straight; they leave a zigzag pattern instead of a straight edge *

Pruning shears Pruning shears, also called hand pruners (in American English) or secateurs (in British English), are a type of scissors used for plants. They are strong enough to pruning, prune hard branches of trees and shrubs, sometimes up to two centimetres ...

, for cutting branches and stems *

Snips Snips, also known as shears, are metalworking hand tools used to cut sheet metal and other tough webs. Workers use various types of snips, with the cutting edges being straight or curved to various degrees. The style of edge employed will depend ...

, for cutting metal *

Trauma shears Trauma shears, also known as Tuff Cuts (a brand name), are a type of scissors used by paramedics and other emergency medical personnel to quickly and safely cut clothing from injured people. They usually consist of a plastic handle with a metal b ...

, scissors used by emergency medical personnel to cut clothing

People

* Albert Shears (1900–1954), English footballer * Augustus Shears (1827–1911), English clergyman *

Curtis Shears Curtis Shears (July 4, 1901 – July 30, 1988) was an American fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Ang ...

(1901–1988), American Olympic fencer *

Ernest Shears The Reverend Ernest Henry Shears (1849, Streatham – 20 February 1917, Stafford) was an Anglican clergyman in South Africa. Ernest Henry Shears was the ninth son of James Henry Shears (1788-1855), a partner of James Shears and Sons, and Mary Man ...

(1849–1917), Anglican clergyman in South Africa *

George Shears George Penfield Shears (April 13, 1890 – November 12, 1978) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. In 1912, Shears played for the New York Highlanders. In 4 career games, he had a 0–0 record, with a 5.40 ERA. He batted right-handed and threw le ...

(1890–1978), Major League Baseball pitcher *

Jake Shears Jason Sellards (born October 3, 1978), known professionally by the stage name Jake Shears, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known as the co-lead vocalist of New York City pop-rock band Scissor Sisters, who achi ...

(born 1978), lead vocalist for the American music group Scissor Sisters *

Philip James Shears Major-General Philip James Shears CB (6 April 1887 – 7 April 1972) was a British Army officer.Stevie Shears Stevie Shears (born 1954/1955) is an English musician known for playing in the rock bands Tiger Lily and Ultravox! (later Ultravox), as well as being part of the bands Faith Global and Cowboys International. Biography Tiger Lily and Ultravox ...

(born c. 1950), musician known for playing in English rock bands Tiger Lily and Ultravox *

Tara Shears Tara Georgina Shears (born 1969) is a Professor of Physics at the University of Liverpool. Early life Shears was born in Salisbury in Wiltshire. She remained in Wiltshire, living in Wootton Rivers and attending the co-educational comprehensive ...

(born 1969), English physicist * Daniel Towers Shears (1784–1860), English coppersmith and inventor * James Shears (c1750-1820), English coppersmith * James Henry Shears (1788–1855), English coppersmith and entrepreneur

In fiction

Sally Shears Molly Millions (also known as Sally Shears, Rose Kolodny, and others) is a recurring character in stories and novels written by William Gibson, particularly his Sprawl trilogy. She first appeared in " Johnny Mnemonic", to which she makes an obliqu ...

(also known as Molly Millions), a recurring character in stories and novels written by William Gibson

Other

Shears (moth) ''Hada plebeja'', the shears, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe and across the Palearctic to Asia Minor, Armenia, Turkestan, Central Asia, Mongolia, Siberia, as well as Kashmir. Technical description and variation The wi ...

, European moth of the family Noctuidae *

Golden Shears The Golden Shears International Shearing and Woolhandling Championships is the world's most prestigious sheep shearing event. It was founded in Masterton, New Zealand, and been held in the town's War Memorial Stadium each March since 1961. It in ...

, sheep shearing event

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