: skin from a recently sheared sheep or lamb that has been tanned and dressed with the wool left on
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The frames are almost always salvageable and can be reupholstered in velvet, patterned tapestry, or shearling.
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Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 24 May 2026
Some de rigueur pencil skirts and shearlings fashioned as heirloom furs.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 May 2026
Exemptions include leather, shearling and hides from animals raised primarily for the food industry, as well as vintage fur, Indigenous subsistence hunting practices and synthetic fur alternatives.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
This pair has a suede exterior and is lined with Australian shearling for the same cozy feel as the designer version, but costs 68 percent less.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
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Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 24 May 2026
Some de rigueur pencil skirts and shearlings fashioned as heirloom furs.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 May 2026
Exemptions include leather, shearling and hides from animals raised primarily for the food industry, as well as vintage fur, Indigenous subsistence hunting practices and synthetic fur alternatives.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
This pair has a suede exterior and is lined with Australian shearling for the same cozy feel as the designer version, but costs 68 percent less.
—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for shearling
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“Shearling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shearling. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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