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shaven

[ shey-vuhn ]

verb

  1. a past participle of shave.


adjective

  1. closely trimmed.

shaven

/ ˈʃɪə /

adjective

    1. closely shaved or tonsured
    2. ( in combination )

      clean-shaven

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·󲹱IJ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shaven1

First recorded in 1300–50, for the adjective
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And then there are the images of the migrants deported to a notorious El Salvador prison, shackled one behind the other in prison garb, their heads bowed and shaven.

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Gada membership is only open to boys whose fathers are already members - young initiates have their heads shaven at the crown to make their rank clear.

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Skeletal naked people, with shaven heads and hollow eyes, shuffle and stumble past the camera.

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Black-bearded, with a shaven and shiny head, he’s wearing a Star Wars T-shirt that declares “Your Empire Needs You”.

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Mr. Bankman-Fried, 32, was in the courtroom, clean shaven and wearing a loose fitting brown jail uniform.

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