{{wiktionary|shears}} '''Shears''' may refer to:

{{tocright}} ==Cutting devices== * Scissors, also called shears * Hair-cutting shears * Blade shears, typically used for shearing animals * Grass shears, for lawn trimming * Kitchen shears, scissors used in the kitchen for food preparation * Pinking shears, scissors the blades of which are sawtoothed instead of straight; they leave a zigzag pattern instead of a straight edge * Pruning shears, for cutting branches and stems * Snips, for cutting metal * Trauma shears, scissors used by emergency medical personnel to cut clothing

==People== * Albert Shears (1900–1954), English footballer * Augustus Shears (1827–1911), English clergyman * Curtis Shears (1901–1988), American Olympic fencer * Ernest Shears (1849–1917), Anglican clergyman in South Africa * George Shears (1890–1978), Major League Baseball pitcher * Jake Shears (born 1978), lead vocalist for the American music group Scissor Sisters * Philip James Shears (1887–1972), British Army officer * Stevie Shears (born c. 1950), musician known for playing in English rock bands Tiger Lily and Ultravox * Tara Shears (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 (also known as Molly Millions), a recurring character in stories and novels written by William Gibson

==Other== * Shears (moth), European moth of the family Noctuidae * Golden Shears, sheep shearing event

==See also== * Shear (disambiguation) * {{in title}} * {{look from}}

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