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shorn: verb
shear: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb
shear off: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb

shorn [ʃɔ:n] VB

shorn pp of shear:

See also shear off , shear

I . shear off VB trans

1. shear (cut off):

2. shear usu passive (tear off):

the wing of the plane had been sheared off

krilo letala se je odlomilo [or odtrgalo]

II . shear off VB intr

I . shear <-ed, -ed [or shorn]> [ʃɪəʳ] VB trans

1. shear (remove fleece):

striči [perf ostriči]

2. shear hum inf (cut hair short):

to shear sb

ostriči komu lase

II . shear <-ed, -ed [or shorn]> [ʃɪəʳ] VB intr TECH

I . shear <-ed, -ed [or shorn]> [ʃɪəʳ] VB trans

1. shear (remove fleece):

striči [perf ostriči]

2. shear hum inf (cut hair short):

to shear sb

ostriči komu lase

II . shear <-ed, -ed [or shorn]> [ʃɪəʳ] VB intr TECH

I . shear off VB trans

1. shear (cut off):

2. shear usu passive (tear off):

the wing of the plane had been sheared off

krilo letala se je odlomilo [or odtrgalo]

II . shear off VB intr

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For the previous few years an average of 57,000 sheep had been shorn each year. en.wikipedia.org

When shaved close, the black tip is shorn off leaving the phaeomelanic bottom of the shaft. en.wikipedia.org

In 1906 shearing produced 700 bales of wool, with over 43,000 sheep being shorn. en.wikipedia.org

The old shearing shed was built in 1873 and in 1894 about 265,000 sheep were shorn there. en.wikipedia.org

A typical shearling pelt has leather, or sueded leather, on one side and shorn fibers on the other side. en.wikipedia.org

A flock of 12,740 sheep were shorn the same year producing 272 bales or wool. en.wikipedia.org

People were shorn of all individuality and became mere emblems expressive of assumed eternal truths. en.wikipedia.org

In 1921 14,881 sheep were shorn, producing an average of 10.67lb kg of wool per sheep. en.wikipedia.org

Approximately 11,000 sheep were shorn but the clip was well below that of previous seasons. en.wikipedia.org

By 1913 approximately 16,000 sheep were shorn producing 330 bales of wool. en.wikipedia.org

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