shave
verb (used without object)
to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
have shaven
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present perfectof shave.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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They do not have shaven faces and long hair and another world expression upon their countenances.
From The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains by Stanley Waterloo
Women here, by-the-by, shave or have shaven the whole face, including the nose and ears, though not the eyebrows.
From Ranching, Sport and Travel by Thomas Carson
All the priests have shaven heads, and wear a simple robe of cotton, dyed to a bright yellow by the juice of the cutch-tree.
From Burma Peeps at Many Lands by R. Talbot (Robert Talbot) Kelly
They have shaven heads, and they wear yellow robes.
From Highroads of Geography Introductory Book: Round the World with Father by Anonymous
Others have shaven crowns and go entirely naked.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
