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To deprive of the beard; to shave. [R.] Shak. Reaping hook, an instrument having a hook-shaped blade, used in reaping; a sickle; -- in a specific sense, distinguished from a sickle by a blade keen instead of serrated.

A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the inside edges of circular sashes.

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

A person who is shorn; a shaveling; hence, in contempt, a priest. [Obs.] Halliwell.

To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of (hides or leather).

nses of a company or regiment, and applied to objects of common interest. [Eng.] -- Stock shave, a tool used by blockmakers. -- Stock station, a place or district for rearing stock. [Australia] W. Howitt. -- Stock tackle (Naut.), a tackle used when the anchor is hoisted and secured, to keep its stock clear of the shi…

The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark of their order and of their rank.

Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald. A tonsured head in middle age forlorn. Tennyson.

Not shaven. [Obs.]

Not shaven. [R.] Milton.