shapen

shapen
/shay"peuhn/, adj.
having a designated shape (usually used in combination): a sprawling, ill-shapen building.
[1250-1300; ME; OE -sceapen (only in compounds); orig. ptp. of SHAPE]

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  • shapen — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of shapen to shape Date: 14th century fashioned in or provided with a definite shape usually used in combination < an ill shapen body > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shapen — |shāpən adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of shapen to shape : fashioned in or provided with a definite shape usually used in combination an ill shapen body …   Useful english dictionary

  • shapen — 1. verb To shape, form. 2. adjective Shaped …   Wiktionary

  • shapen — shap·en …   English syllables

  • ill-shapen — adj. so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; as, an ill shapen vase. Syn: deformed, distorted, malformed, misshapen. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ill-shapen — adjective so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly deformed thalidomide babies his poor distorted limbs an ill shapen vase a limp caused by a malformed foot misshapen old fingers • Syn: ↑deformed, ↑distorted, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • i-shapen — i shape(n ME. pa. pple. of shape v …   Useful english dictionary

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