adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   past participle of shear form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Of a sheep, etc., having been shorn. not-comparable
2. 2
   Of a person, having had a haircut. not-comparable

   "This is the Prieſt all ſhaven and ſhorn, that married the man all tattered and torn[.]"

Adjective

1. 1
   having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

shearedabatedablatedattenuatedbarebated

Example

More examples

"The king was shorn of his power."

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