Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a definite specified shape. Often used in combination.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete past participle of shape.
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- verb obsolete Past participle of
shape - adjective archaic
Shaped . - verb rare To
shape ,form .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Think mis-shapen, overflowing the edges, with a belted crimp in the central part.
Fred Franzia and American wine under $10 | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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After 8 years of a non-strategic war, it is time for us to shapen up, and get over our sweet, instant gratification selves, and give some thought to an actual strategy to bring down, Al-Queda.
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There was a row of mis shapen, unshapely, fat, old bottoms, outlined in stretchy pants.
Modest Feminine Dress From the Pages of 1990 Victoria Magazine 2009
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| Reply well if they wanna make an “incredible bulk” lemme go to the buffet a few times, shapen up and paint me green!!
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Anyone see Hulk yet? Did I glimpse the future? 2008
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He'd probably have better luck getting a ride if he was showing, you know chocolate instaid of those horribly mis-shapen legs.
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For the first time she saw that he was no longer ugly or mis-shapen or grotesque, but very beautiful
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As the births of living creatures at first are ill-shapen, so are all innovations, which are the births of time.
Todd Kashdan: What You Don't Know About Creating a Happy, Meaningful Life 2009
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For the first time she saw that he was no longer ugly or mis-shapen or grotesque, but very beautiful
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One of those types that have the mis-shapen heads, all dented in at the temple, like an aborted hour glass.
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Just line that baby up, pull back on the plunger and it will suck up all your frosted spelling errors, miss-shapen flowers and poo-like blobs.
Signs of Trouble 2009
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