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To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare; as, to set (that is, to hone) a razor; to set a saw. Tables for to sette, and beddes make. Chaucer.

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.

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

lways used in the plural, but formerly also in the singular. See Shears. On his head came razor none, nor shear. Chaucer. Short of the wool, and naked from the shear. Dryden.

Any marine bivalve mollusk belonging to Solen or allied genera of the family Solenidæ; a razor shell.

To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a razor; to steel an ax.

A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.

To draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen; as, to strop a razor.

that indicates the degree of temper in tempering steel, as pale straw yellow for lancets, razors, and tools for metal; dark straw yellow for penknives, screw taps, etc.; brown yellow for axes, chisels, and plane irons; yellow tinged with purple for table knives and shears; purple for swords and watch springs; blue for…

The razor-billed auk.

he whetstone of the wits. Shak. Diligence is to the understanding as the whetstone to the razor. South.