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sheared
adjective
(used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length
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adjective
(used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length
“A coat of sheared lamb”
adjective
Having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers
“Picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor”
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A coat of sheared lamb
Picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor
Naked as a sheared sheep
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