SHAVING

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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

2.
n.

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.


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