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shapen

[ shey-puhn ]
/ ˈʃeɪ pən /
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adjective
having a designated shape (usually used in combination): a sprawling, ill-shapen building.
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Origin of shapen

1250–1300; Middle English; Old English -sceapen (only in compounds); originally past participle of shape
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