Associations to the word «Sheared»

Wiktionary

SHEARED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of shear

Dictionary definition

SHEARED, 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"; "naked as a sheared sheep".
SHEARED, adjective. (used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length; "a coat of sheared lamb".

Wise words

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