shorn
Stripped of wool
Shorn is the past participle of shear, meaning cut or clipped.
Most often it describes sheep that have had their wool removed: freshly shorn sheep.
It extends to hair cut very short or removed entirely: shorn of his locks.
Figuratively, to be shorn of something is to be stripped or deprived of it: shorn of power, shorn of dignity.
Lacking any covering
- nakedWearing no garments
- exposedOut in open
- denudedStripped of natural covering
- uncoveredMade visible or known
vulnerable · deprived · bereft · divested · dispossessed · robbed · emptied · depleted
pruned
Cut away excess growth
neat · groomed · hedge · topiary · shrubbery · manicured · edged · snipped
bare
Lacking any covering
uncovered · vulnerable · deprived · bereft · divested · dispossessed · robbed · emptied · depleted · despoiled
haircut
Styling by trimming
- barberProfessional who trims locks
- buzzcutHair clipped uniformly short
- crewcutClose-cropped military style
scalp · clippers · razor · tresses · locks · mane · barbershop · tonsure · balding · close-cropped
fleece
Wool still on sheep
ewe · ram · flock · merino · spinning · carding · lanolin · mutton · pasture · woolsack