shearedadj.
/ʃɪəd/ 1. That has undergone the operation of shearing; shorn. †Of a coin: Clipped.
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society > trade and finance > money > mutilating coin > [adjective]
rounged1532
minished1590
sheared1616
detrited1697
washed1711
clipped1719
sweated1869
the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a coat > hairy, furry, or woolly > shorn
sheared1845
1616 Orkney Witch Trial in C. Rogers Soc. Life Scot. (1886) III. 299 Haveing aft and dyvers tymes desyreit the len of ane scheret sheilling fra James Hunton.
1845 S. Judd Margaret ii. xi. 360 One greased pole to climb, two sheared pigs to catch, and a silver punch-bowl the prize.
1905 W. E. Geil Yankee in Pigmy Land xii. 175 He presented a sheared sheep.
2. Subjected to shear; strained or distorted by shearing stress.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [adjective] > deformation under stress
underthrust1893
sheared1930
1930 J. S. Flett in Peach & Horne Geol. Scotl. ii. 56 Sheared Granite-Gneiss. This rock belongs to the group of muscovite-biotite-granites, and is rich in alkali felspar.
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b. Of dressed fur, fabric having a pile, etc.: trimmed to a close and even finish.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [adjective] > attributes of furs generally
pureda1382
stag1545
burnt1909
furriered1923
ranched1932
sheared1939
let-out1949
1939 M. B. Picken Lang. Fashion 61/2 Sheared beaver has been..recently introduced.
1939 M. B. Picken Lang. Fashion 63/2 Sheared beaver, beaver with some thick underfur sheared away, removing the tendency to curl in moist weather... Sometimes called shaved beaver.
1951 R. T. Wilcox Mode in Furs vii. 157 As we write..natural sheared raccoon is coming to the fore. The pelt is..sheared to reveal a deep piled fur.
1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 27 June 9– a (advt.) Bath towels... Regular terry and sheared terry.
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adj.1616