Definitions for shorn
ʃɔrn, ʃoʊrnshorn

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. sheared, shornadjective

   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"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shorn

   The participle passive of shear.

   So rose the Danite strong,
   Shorn of his strength. John Milton.

   Vile shrubs are shorn for browze: the tow’ring height
   Of unctuous trees are torches for the night. Dryden.

   He plunging downward shot his radiant head;
   Dispell’d the breathing air that broke his flight;
   Shorn of his beams, a man to mortal sight. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shorn

   Sheep shearing is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer. Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year (depending upon dialect, a sheep may be said to have been "shorn", "sheared" or "shore" (in Australia)). The annual shearing most often occurs in a shearing shed, a facility especially designed to process often hundreds and sometimes more than 3,000 sheep per day.Sheep are shorn in all seasons, depending on the climate, management requirements and the availability of a woolclasser and shearers. Ewes are normally shorn prior to lambing in the warmer months, but consideration is typically made as to the welfare of the lambs by not shearing during cold climate winters. However, in high country regions, pre lamb shearing encourages ewes to seek shelter among the hillsides so that newborn lambs aren't completely exposed to the elements. Shorn sheep tolerate frosts well, but young sheep especially will suffer in cold, wet windy weather (even in cold climate summers). In this event they are shedded for several nights until the weather clears. Some sheep may also be shorn with stud combs commonly known as cover combs which leave more wool on the animal in colder months, giving greater protection.Sheep shearing is also considered a sport with competitions held around the world. It is often done between spring and summer.

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1. shorn

   Shorn refers to the past participle of shear, meaning to have cut or clipped off, typically in reference to hair, wool, or grass. It generally describes something or someone that has been stripped or deprived of a particular thing or quality.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shorn

   of Shear

2. Shorn

   p. p. of Shear

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shorn

   shorn, pa.p. of shear.—n. Shōr′ling, Shōre′ling, a newly-shorn sheep.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Shorn

   Past Participle of Shear

   I shear sheep weekly, I sheared 20 sheep yesterday, I have shorn as many as 25 in one day.

   
   

   Submitted by JP03 on September 21, 2014  

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1. horns

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1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shorn in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shorn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of shorn in a Sentence

1. Shearer Ian Elkins:

   I don't think it's been shorn before and I think he's five or six years old, i wouldn't say it's high quality but you wouldn't expect it to be after so long in the bush.

2. Miguel de Cervantes:

   Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shorn
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=shorn
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorn
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shorn
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=shorn