Sheared and Shorn

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Sheared adjective - Having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers.

Usage example: naked as a sheared sheep

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Shorn is a synonym for sheared. In some cases you can use "Shorn" instead an adjective "Sheared". popular alternative

Nearby Words: shear, shearing, shearling

Shorn adjective - Having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers.

Usage example: picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor

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Sheared is a synonym for shorn. You can use "Sheared" instead an adjective "Shorn".

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