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(a) (sheep, wool) tondre;∎ her blonde locks had been shorn on avait tondu ses boucles blondes;∎ figurative to be shorn of sth être dépouillé de qch;∎ he was shorn of all real power il s'est vu dépouiller de tout pouvoir véritable∎ the girder had been shorn in two la poutre métallique avait été coupée en deuxcéder►► Technology shear pin goupille f de cisaillement∎ the tail section of the car had been sheared off on impact la partie arrière de la voiture avait été arrachée par le choc(part, branch) se détacher;∎ the wing sheared right off l'aile a été complètement arrachée -
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[ʃiə]past tense - sheared; verb1) (to clip or cut wool from (a sheep).) tondre2) ((past tense shorn: often with off) to cut (hair) off: All her curls have been shorn off.) couper3) ((past tense shorn: especially with of) to cut hair from (someone): He has been shorn (of all his curls).) couper4) (to cut or (cause to) break: A piece of the steel girder sheared off.) (se) cisailler•- shears -
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shear [∫ɪər](verb: preterite sheared, past participle sheared or shorn)1. plural noun* * *[ʃɪə(r)] 1. 2.shorn past participle adjective fig dépouillé (of de)Phrasal Verbs: -
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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 — 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