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Shaving
(gcide) | Shave \Shave\, v. t. [imp. Shaved (sh[=a]vd);p. p. Shaved or
Shaven (sh[=a]v"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. Shaving.] [OE.
shaven, schaven, AS. scafan, sceafan; akin to D. schaven, G.
schaben, Icel. skafa, Sw. skafva, Dan. skave, Goth. scaban,
Russ. kopate to dig, Gr. ska`ptein, and probably to L.
scabere to scratch, to scrape. Cf. Scab, Shaft, Shape.]
1. To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor
or other edged instrument; to cut off closely, as with a
razor; as, to shave the beard.
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2. To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface,
or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair
from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off
the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown
of the head; he shaved himself.
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I'll shave your crown for this. --Shak.
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The laborer with the bending scythe is seen
Shaving the surface of the waving green. --Gay.
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3. To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.
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Plants bruised or shaven in leaf or root. --Bacon.
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4. To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or
touch lightly, in passing.
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Now shaves with level wing the deep. --Milton.
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5. To strip; to plunder; to fleece. [Colloq.]
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To shave a note, to buy it at a discount greater than the
legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it
more than the legal rate allows. [Cant, U.S.]
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Shaving
(gcide) | Shaving \Shav"ing\, n.
1. The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically,
the act of cutting off the beard with a razor.
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2. That which is shaved off; a thin slice or strip pared off
with a shave, a knife, a plane, or other cutting
instrument. "Shaving of silver." --Chaucer.
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Shaving brush, a brush used in lathering the face
preparatory to shaving it.
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shaving
(wn) | shaving
n 1: the act of removing hair with a razor [syn: shave,
shaving]
2: a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been
shaved from something [syn: paring, sliver, shaving]
3: the act of brushing against while passing [syn: grazing,
shaving, skimming] |
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