shorn

Meanings

• Verb

  Stripped of wool or feathers by shearing or plucking.

  - "The sheep were shorn in the spring."
  - "The lambs were shorn for the first time."

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Pronunciation

1. /ʃɔːn/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shorn
orn , urn , urne , turn , torn

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Variants

List of all variants of shorn that leads to same result
shear , shorn , sheared , shearer , shearers , shearing , shears , shear off , sheared off , shearing off , shears off , shorn off

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Etymology

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Old English sceran; related to skeren 'to cut'.

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Trivia

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1. The ancient Egyptians used wool from shorn sheep to make their famous linen fabric.

2. In medieval Europe, shearing was a communal event where the whole village would come together to help shear the sheep.

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Related Concepts

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1. Shearing: The act of cutting or removing wool or feathers from an animal using shears.

2. Wool: A textile material made from the wool of sheep or other animals.

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Culture

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In literature, 'shorn' is used metaphorically to describe someone who has been stripped of their power, status, or protection. In art, images of sheep being shorn are common in pastoral scenes.

How to Memorize "shorn"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a sheep being sheared and the wool being removed.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a sheep being shorn.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'shorn' is related to the word 'shear'.

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