# Shears

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'''Shears''' may refer to:

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==Cutting devices==
* [Scissors](/source/Scissors), also called shears
* [Hair-cutting shears](/source/Hair-cutting_shears)
* [Blade shears](/source/Blade_shears), typically used for shearing animals
* [Grass shears](/source/Grass_shears), for lawn trimming
* [Kitchen shears](/source/Kitchen_shears), scissors used in the kitchen for food preparation
* [Pinking shears](/source/Pinking_shears), scissors the blades of which are sawtoothed instead of straight; they leave a zigzag pattern instead of a straight edge
* [Pruning shears](/source/Pruning_shears), for cutting branches and stems
* [Snips](/source/Snips), for cutting metal
* [Trauma shears](/source/Trauma_shears), scissors used by emergency medical personnel to cut clothing

==People==
* [Albert Shears](/source/Albert_Shears) (1900–1954), English footballer
* [Augustus Shears](/source/Augustus_Shears) (1827–1911), English clergyman
* [Curtis Shears](/source/Curtis_Shears) (1901–1988), American Olympic fencer
* [Ernest Shears](/source/Ernest_Shears) (1849–1917), Anglican clergyman in South Africa
* [George Shears](/source/George_Shears) (1890–1978), Major League Baseball pitcher
* [Jake Shears](/source/Jake_Shears) (born 1978), lead vocalist for the American music group Scissor Sisters
* [Philip James Shears](/source/Philip_James_Shears) (1887–1972), British Army officer
* [Stevie Shears](/source/Stevie_Shears) (born c. 1950), musician known for playing in English rock bands Tiger Lily and Ultravox
* [Tara Shears](/source/Tara_Shears) (born 1969), English physicist
* [Daniel Towers Shears](/source/James_Shears_and_Sons) (1784–1860), English coppersmith and inventor
* [James Shears](/source/James_Shears_and_Sons) (c1750-1820), English coppersmith
* [James Henry Shears](/source/James_Shears_and_Sons) (1788–1855), English coppersmith and entrepreneur

==In fiction==
* [Sally Shears](/source/Sally_Shears) (also known as Molly Millions), a recurring character in stories and novels written by William Gibson

==Other==
* [Shears (moth)](/source/Shears_(moth)), European moth of the family Noctuidae
* [Golden Shears](/source/Golden_Shears), sheep shearing event

==See also==
* [Shear (disambiguation)](/source/Shear_(disambiguation))
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