scheersel

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • (uncountable) hair that is removed during shaving or shearing.
  • (countable) (rare) the same, but of a specific variety of hair or fleece.

Etymology

Affix from Dutch, Flemish scheren (shave, skim, move aside) + Dutch, Flemish nl (diminutive suffix, -y, province, arse)+ Dutch, Flemish scheren (shave, skim, move aside).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

scheren

Gloss

shave, skim, move aside

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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