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shap⋅en

[shey-puhn]
–adjective
having a designated shape (usually used in combination): a sprawling, ill-shapen building.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME; OE -sceapen (only in compounds); orig. ptp. of shape
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shap·en   (shā'pən)   
v.   Archaic
A past participle of shape.
adj.  Having a definite specified shape. Often used in combination: an ill-shapen vase.
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