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sheared - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sheared' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sheared [ imp.]
- of Shear
2 . Sheared [ p. p.]
- of Shear

Meaning of 'sheared' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sheared [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers
Example in sentence:
  • naked as a sheared sheep;
  • picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor
2 . sheared [ s]
Meaning (2):
- (used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length
Example in sentence:
  • a coat of sheared lamb

Nearby Words:

she shea tree sheading sheaf sheafy sheal shealing shear shearbill sheard

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