shorn
21shorn — a past participle of shear …
22shorn — [[t]ʃɔrn, ʃoʊrn[/t]] v. a pp. of shear …
23shorn — /ʃɔn / (say shawn) verb past participle of shear …
24shorn — past part. of SHEAR …
25shorn wool — fur of sheep that has been shaved off …
26God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb — God mercifully ensures that misfortune does not overwhelm the weak or helpless. The phrase to temper the wind (to the shorn lamb) is also common. Cf. 1594 H. ESTIENNE Premices 47 ces termes, Dieu mesure le froid á la brebis tondue, sont les… …
27many go out for wool and come home shorn — Many seek to better themselves or make themselves rich, but end by losing what they already have. 1599 J. MINSHEU Dialogues in Spanish 61 You will goe for wooll, and returne home shorne. 1612 T. SHELTON tr. Cervantes’ Don Quixote I. vii. To… …
28un|shorn — «uhn SHRN, SHOHRN», adjective. not shorn; not sheared or clipped; unshaven: »an unshorn beard. The unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful…The Prairies (William Cullen Bryant) …
29(be) shorn of something — be ˈshorn of sth derived (literary) to have sth important taken away from you • Shorn of his power, the deposed king went into exile. Main entry: ↑shearderived …
30God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb — {literary} A person who is already helpless will not have more trouble; you will not have more trouble than you can bear. * /After Mr. Smith lost his job, the Smith s house caught fire, but the fire was put out before much harm was done. Mr.… …