shaven
Americanverb
adjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of shaven
First recorded in 1300–50, for the adjective
Example Sentences
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Shaven heads are also an example of how hair can present individuals' very different agendas.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2012
Shaven heads bobbed, saffron arms pointed, voices, sharp and guttural, argued scornfully.
From Dragon's blood by Rideout, Henry Milner
Within the Sacred Walls beware The Shaven Head that boasts of Hair, For when the road attains the rail The Pilgrim's great attempt shall fail.
From The Path to Rome by Belloc, Hilaire
The Shaven Consuelo will be galloping on roses.
From He Who Gets Slapped A Play in Four Acts by Andreyev, Leonid Nikolayevich
Shaven and shorn, clad in silken underwear, with patent leather shoes, and a suit in New York style, you absolutely fail to recognise him as your friend of the moccasins and mackinaw coat.
From The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)
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