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shaven

/ˈʃeɪ.vən/ adjective C2
  1. Having been shaved.
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When the lawn is shaven clear,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 22 · C1
He is clean-shaven, pale, and ascetic-looking, retaining something of the professor in his features.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 107 · B2
He was flaxen-haired and handsome, in a washed-out negative fashion, with frightened blue eyes, and a clean-shaven face, with a weak, sensitive mouth.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 37 · C1
It was instantly opened by a bright-looking, clean-shaven young fellow, who asked him to step in.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 19 · B2

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