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sheared

American  
[sheerd] / ʃɪərd /

adjective

  1. shaped or completed by or as if by shearing.

  2. trimmed to an even, symmetrical, or uniform length, as fur, shrubbery, etc..

    a sheared muskrat coat.

Other Word Forms

  • unsheared adjective

Etymology

Origin of sheared

First recorded in 1610–20; shear + -ed 2

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