geschoren

Geschoren is the past participle of the Dutch verb scheren, meaning to shave or clip hair, wool, or fur. As an adjective it describes something that has been shaved or trimmed. It is used in contexts such as personal grooming (for example, een geschoren hoofd), animal husbandry (een schaap met een geschoren vacht), and descriptions of appearance.

In grammar, geschoren occurs in perfect tenses with hebben or in passive constructions: ik heb mijn baard geschoren; het gezicht is geschoren. It can also function predicatively: de baard was geschoren. The opposite concept is often expressed with onge schoren, meaning not shaved, though usage varies.

Etymology: Scheren is a Germanic verb; geschoren comes from the same root as the English verb shear. The word reflects common etymological patterns in Dutch related to cutting or removing hair or wool.

See also: Shearing, Shaving, Grooming.