Shorn Meaning
/ʃɔːn/, /ʃɔɹn/, /ʃo(ː)ɹn/, /ʃoən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbpast participle of shear
adjOf a sheep, etc., having been shorn.
adjOf a person, having had a haircut.
"This is the Prieſt all ſhaven and ſhorn, that married the man all tattered and torn[.]"— 1784, The House that Jack Built, page 8:
Sentence Examples
The king was shorn of his power.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The sheep looked cold after being ____ of its wool.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sheep looked surprisingly thin after they had been ____ of their thick winter wool by the farmers.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The sheep looked cold after being ____ of its wool.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The sheep looked surprisingly thin after they had been ____ of their thick winter wool by the farmers.