- shorn
- See: GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
shorn
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Shorn — Shorn, p. p. of {Shear}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shorn — [shôrn] vt., vi. alt. pp. of SHEAR … English World dictionary
shorn — [ʃo:n US ʃo:rn] the past participle of ↑shear … Dictionary of contemporary English
shorn — a past participle of shear … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shorn — shaven, pp. of SHEAR (Cf. shear) (q.v.), from O.E. scoren … Etymology dictionary
shorn — [[t]ʃɔ͟ː(r)n[/t]] 1) ADJ If grass or hair is shorn, it has been cut very short. [LITERARY] ...his shorn hair. 2) ADJ: v link ADJ of n If a person or thing is shorn of something that was an important part of them, it has been removed from them.… … English dictionary
Shorn — Shear Shear (sh[=e]r), v. t. [imp. {Sheared}or {Shore};p. p. {Sheared} or {Shorn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shearing}.] [OE. sheren, scheren, to shear, cut, shave, AS. sceran, scieran, scyran; akin to D. & G. scheren, Icel. skera, Dan. ski?re, Gr. ???.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shorn — un·shorn; shorn; … English syllables
shorn — See: GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB … Dictionary of American idioms
shorn — Synonyms and related words: abated, ablated, attenuated, bated, belittled, bereaved, bereaved of, bereft, consumed, contracted, curtailed, cut off, decreased, deflated, denuded, deprived of, diminished, dissipated, divested, dropped, eroded,… … Moby Thesaurus
