Shearings

Following his star turn primping his hair for two minutes on a YouTube video to the tune of “I Feel Pretty,” Mr. Edwards this week had to pay back the $800 charged to his campaign for two shearings at Torrenueva Hair Designs in Beverly Hills. ❋ Unknown (2007)

So far, shareholders have invested about $20,000 in the Fiber Farm, which also sells yarn from earlier shearings online and at local farmers 'markets. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The sheep get two shearings per year, spring and fall. ❋ James Gurney (2008)

“Eight layers of well-woven good Northumberland sheep shearings, Sir John, nine if one counts the woolen drawers.” ❋ Simmons, Dan (2007)

She's right--and I would add that celebrities and newspeople like Ann Curry, who stage on-air shearings and then encourage others to do likewise, are not helping matters: ❋ Unknown (2007)

Later shearings, from older and dirtier sheep, are progressively less desirable for clothing fabrics. ❋ CHERYL MENDELSON (2005)

Who's for the Lethe's plain? the Donkey-shearings? ❋ Unknown (2000)

(But for Midylos, Theas and I would have left our shearings forgotten on Rhenaia.) ❋ Renault, Mary (1978)

It will be a long time before Dora can tease goat shearings into good yarn-and she can knit for the baby while we travel; keep her happy. ❋ Heinlein, Robert A. (1973)

And the various _family_ festivals, such as at the weaning of children; at marriages; at sheep shearings; at the making of covenants, &c., to which reference is often made, as in ❋ American Anti-Slavery Society (N/A)

But me, at shearings and at Tres Piños where we pay the tax, there I like to talk to pretty girl same as other shepherds, then Filon come make like he one gran 'friend. ❋ Various (N/A)

Sheep-shearings and vintages had been in San Pasquale; and Alessandro's new house, having been beaten on by the heavy spring rains, looked no longer new. ❋ Unknown (1921)