English adjective: sheared | |||
1. | sheared having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers | ||
Samples | Picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor. Naked as a sheared sheep. | ||
Synonyms | shorn | ||
Antonyms | unsheared, unshorn | ||
2. | sheared (used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length | ||
Samples | A coat of sheared lamb. | ||
Similar | cut | ||
Antonyms | uncut, rough | ||