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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically, the act of cutting off the beard with a razor.

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.

ppr.

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

, 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.