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Webster 1913 Edition
Shave
Shave
,Verb.
T.
[
imp.
Shaved
(shāvd)
;p. p.
Shaved
or Shaven
(shāv′’n)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shaving
.] 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 beard2.
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.I’ll
shave
your crown for this. Shakespeare
The laborer with the bending scythe is seen
Shaving
the surface of the waving green. Gay.
3.
To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.
Plants bruised or
shaven
in leaf or root. Bacon.
4.
To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
Now
shaves
with level wing the deep. Milton.
5.
To strip; to plunder; to fleece.
[Colloq.]
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.]
Shave
,Verb.
I.
To use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely; hence, to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to cheat.
1.
A thin slice; a shaving.
Wright.
2.
A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
3.
(a)
An exorbitant discount on a note.
[Cant, U.S.]
(b)
A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.
[Cant, U.S.]
N. Biddle.
4.
A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
5.
The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze;
as, the bullet missed by a close
. shave
[Colloq.]
Shave grass
(Bot.)
, the scouring rush. See the Note under
– Equisetum
. Shave hook
, a tool for scraping metals, consisting of a sharp-edged triangular steel plate attached to a shank and handle.
Webster 1828 Edition
Shave
SHAVE
,Verb.
T.
1. To cut or pare off something from the surface of the body by a razor or other edged instrument, by rubbing, scraping or drawing the instrument along the surface; as, tto shave the chin and cheeks; to shave the head of its hair.
He shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing. Num. 6.
2. To shave off, to cut off.
Neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard. Lev. 21.
3. To pare close.
The bending sythe