- past participle of shave.
shaven
Example Sentences
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Smith is described by police as white, bald, and clean shaven.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
The Sheriff’s Department is looking for the suspect, who was described as a Black male, 6 feet, 2 inches tall, 180 pounds and with a shaven head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025
And then there are the images of the migrants deported to a notorious El Salvador prison, shackled one behind the other in prison garb, their heads bowed and shaven.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
This included FFP3 facemasks which require users to be clean shaven.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024
Flames had been tattooed across his cheeks and chin and shaven head to make a bright red mask that crackled about his eyes and coiled down and around his lipless mouth.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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