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Webster 1913 Edition


Shaving

Shav′ing

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Noun.
1.
The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically, the act of cutting off the beard with a razor.
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.
Shaving brush
,
a brush used in lathering the face preparatory to shaving it.

Webster 1828 Edition


Shaving

SHA'VING

,
ppr.
Paring the surface with a razor or ather sharp instrument; making smooth by paring; fleecing.

SHA'VING

, n.
1. The act of paring the surface.
2. A thin slice pared off with a shave, a knife , a plan or other cutting instrument.

Definition 2024


shaving

shaving

English

Noun

shaving (countable and uncountable, plural shavings)

  1. (countable) A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.
  2. (uncountable) The action of having a shave.

Translations

Verb

shaving

  1. present participle of shave

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