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shave

SHAVE, v.t. pret. shaved; pp. shaved or shaven.

1. To cut or pare off something from the surface of the body by a razor or other edged instrument, by rubbing, scraping or drawing the instrument along the surface; as, tto shave the chin and cheeks; to shave the head of its hair.

He shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing. Num. 6.

2. To shave off, to cut off.

Neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard. Lev. 21.

3. To pare close.

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SHAVE, v.t. pret. shaved; pp. shaved or shaven.

1. To cut or pare off something from the surface of the body by a razor or other edged instrument, by rubbing, scraping or drawing the instrument along the surface; as, tto shave the chin and cheeks; to shave the head of its hair.

He shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing. Num. 6.

2. To shave off, to cut off.

Neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard. Lev. 21.

3. To pare close.

The bending sythe


SHAVE, n. [Sw. skaf; G. schabe; Sax. scafa, sceafa; D. schaaf, a plane.]

An instrument with a long blade and a handle at each end for shaving hoops, &c.; called also a drawing knife.


SHAVE, v.t. [pret. shaved; pp. shaved or shaven. Sax. sceafan, scafan; D. schaaven; G. schaben; Dan. skaver; Sw. skafva.]

  1. To cut or pare off something from the surface of a body by a razor or other edged instrument, by rubbing, scraping or drawing the instrument along the surface; as, to shave the chin and cheeks; to shave the head of its hair. He shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing. – Num. vi.
  2. To shave off, to cut off. Neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard. – Lev. xxi.
  3. To pare close. The bending scythe / Shaves all the surface of the waving green. – Gay.
  4. To cut off thin slices; or to cut in thin slices. – Bacon.
  5. To skim along the surface or near it; to sweep along. He shaves with level wing the deep. – Milton.
  6. To strip; to oppress by extortion; to fleece.
  7. To make smooth by paring or cutting off slices; as, to shave hoops or staves. To shave a note, to purchase it at a great discount; a discount much beyond the legal rate of interest. [A low phrase.]

Shave
  1. obs. p. p. of Shave.

    Chaucer.

    His beard was shave as nigh as ever he can. Chaucer.

  2. 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.
  3. To use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely; hence, to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to cheat.
  4. A thin slice; a shaving.

    Wright.
  5. To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself.

    I'll shave your crown for this. Shak.

    The laborer with the bending scythe is seen
    Shaving the surface of the waving green.     Gay.

  6. A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
  7. To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.

    Plants bruised or shaven in leaf or root. Bacon.

  8. An exorbitant discount on a note.

    [Cant, U.S.] (b)
  9. To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.

    Now shaves with level wing the deep. Milton.

  10. A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
  11. To strip; to plunder; to fleece.

    [Colloq.]

    To shave a note, to buy it at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows. [Cant, U.S.]

  12. The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave.

    [Colloq.]

    Shave grass (Bot.), the scouring rush. See the Note under Equisetum. -- Shave hook, a tool for scraping metals, consisting of a sharp- edged triangular steel plate attached to a shank and handle.

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Shave

SHAVE, verb transitive preterit tense shaved; participle passive shaved or shaven.

1. To cut or pare off something from the surface of the body by a razor or other edged instrument, by rubbing, scraping or drawing the instrument along the surface; as, tto shave the chin and cheeks; to shave the head of its hair.

He shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing. Numbers 6:9.

2. To shave off, to cut off.

Neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard. Leviticus 21:5.

3. To pare close.

The bending sythe

Shaves all the surface of the waving green. Gay.

4. To cut off thin slices; or tho cut in thin slices.

5. To skim along the surface near it; to sweep along.

He shaves with level wing the deep. Milton.

6. To strip; to oppress by extortion; to fleece.

7. To make smooth by paring or cutting off slices; as, to shave hoops or staves.

To shave a note. to purchase it at a great discount, a discount much beyong the legal rate of interest. [A low phrase.]

SHAVE, noun An instrument with a long blade and a handle at each end for shaving hoops, etc.; called also a drawing knife.

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