Antonyms for unshorn


Grammar : Adj
Spell : shawrn, shohrn
Phonetic Transcription : ʃɔrn, ʃoʊrn


Definition of unshorn

Origin :
  • "shaven," late Old English scoren, past participle adjective from shear (v.).
  • As in rough : adj uneven, irregular
  • As in shaggy : adj hairy, unkempt
  • As in pilose : adj hairy
  • As in hairy : adj having much hair
Example sentences :
  • His unshorn head of light curling hair showed that he was no Moor.
  • Extract from : « Old Jack » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • The unshorn and uncropped turf was thick and dry as a parlor carpet.
  • Extract from : « When Grandmamma Was New » by Marion Harland
  • Garth had lost his hat long ago; and he was both unshaven and unshorn.
  • Extract from : « Two on the Trail » by Hulbert Footner
  • "Daddy" was dirty, unshorn, and covered with gore from two or three wounds.
  • Extract from : « A Company of Tanks » by W. H. L. Watson
  • The commonalty in the streets were wild, unshorn, and in rags.
  • Extract from : « Barry Lyndon » by William Makepeace Thackeray
  • For example, when the hair is unshorn, it stands out like a mop.
  • Extract from : « A Racial Study of the Fijians » by Norman E. Gabel
  • May we never see your handsome countenance, washed or unwashed, shaven or unshorn, again!
  • Extract from : « The Christmas Books » by William Makepeace Thackeray
  • Harald the Unshorn, son of Halfdan the Black, was pushing forth for the kingdom.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Grettir The Strong » by Translated by Eirikr Magnusson and William Morris
  • "Harald the Unshorn:" he was so called at first because he made a vow not to cut his hair till he was sole king of Norway.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Grettir The Strong » by Translated by Eirikr Magnusson and William Morris
  • Along its borders are two rows of unshorn willows, and here and there a poplar lifts its stately head.
  • Extract from : « Nestleton Magna » by J. Jackson Wray

Synonyms for unshorn

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