shaven

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃeɪvən/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪvən

Adjective

shaven

  1. Having been shaved.
    • 1784, The House that Jack Built, page 8:
      This is the Prieſt all ſhaven and ſhorn, that married the man all tattered and torn[.]

Usage notes
  • The adjectives shaven and shaved have no semantic difference, although shaven is especially used in combination (such as in "newly-shaven").

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Verb

shaven

  1. past participle of shave

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