Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A past participle of shave.

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  • adjective Having been shaved.
  • verb Past participle of shave

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  • adjective having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin

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Examples

  • People that were showing up clean shaven, which is a sign of rebellion.

    CNN Transcript Feb 15, 2007 2007

  • Stubble or neatly shaven: neatly shaven aka gackt-chan

    whiteplum Diary Entry whiteplum 2004

  • Both of them are smooth-shaven, which is unusual, for Mexicans and Germans both favor mustaches.

    The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border Gerald Breckenridge 1926

  • Martelly's "Tet Kale" slogan, a Creole play on words that refers to his shaven head and also means "all the way" to convey his promise of forceful change, contrasts with Manigat's more homely "Banm Manman'm" Give me Mummy slogan that seeks to bolster her image of experience and responsibility.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Joseph Guyler Delva 2011

  • Nazariteship (v. 22): His hair began to grow again, as when he was shaven, that is, to be as thick and as long as when it was cut off.

    Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume II (Joshua to Esther) 1721

  • He was cleanly shaven and clothed in a dress shirt and jeans.

    The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010

  • There are a number of obvious classic blunders with the name of that fish (rape seaman-style, rape on a bed of spinach, and so on) but this one has been caused by an association with the verb rapar, which is to shave as in a shaven head, not normal shaving of the face.

    Machines and menus 2009

  • There are a number of obvious classic blunders with the name of that fish (rape seaman-style, rape on a bed of spinach, and so on) but this one has been caused by an association with the verb rapar, which is to shave as in a shaven head, not normal shaving of the face.

    Machines and menus 2009

  • Rafic looks like a nightclub bouncer: he is tall with a shaven head, a roll-neck sweater and slacks.

    Corruption in Iraq: 'Your son is being tortured. He will die if you don't pay' 2012

  • His eyes were chalkboard green and he stroked his square, shaven chin slowly as he assessed me.

    Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011

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