sheared

Definitions of sheared
  1. adjective
    (used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length
    “a coat of sheared lamb”
    synonyms:
    cut
    fashioned or shaped by cutting
  2. adjective
    having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers
    “naked as a sheared sheep”
    synonyms: shorn
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    antonyms:
    unsheared
    not sheared
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