Shorn

/ʃɔːn/ adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College 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

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shearedabatedablatedattenuatedbarebated

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"The king was shorn of his power."

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