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

And so saying, the mis-shapen little demon set up a hideous yell, and danced upon the ground as if frantic with rage.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
A considerable quantity of odd shapen gravel stones were also found in a bag, but for what use these were intended is unknown.
Portraits of Curious Characters in London, &c. &c.|Anonymous
They would have inherited purity and a blessing for the Father's sake, instead of being "shapen in iniquity."
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I|Francis Augustus Cox
And Keckerman, by way of inference, excludes all that are ill-shapen from this presbyterian function in the church.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher|Anonymous

The trivial questions I want to put could hardly be shapen in a letter so as to govern an answer that would satisfy my need.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. III (of 3)|George Eliot