Definition of shave

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Shave (v. t.) 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..

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Plough :: Plough (v. t.) To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plow. See Plow, n., 5..
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) 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..
Pare :: Pare (v. t.) To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof..
Unbarbed :: Unbarbed (a.) Not shaven.
Spokesmen :: Spokeshave (n.) A kind of drawing knife or planing tool for dressing the spokes of wheels, the shells of blocks, and other curved work..
Barb :: Barb (v. t.) To shave or dress the beard of.
Tonsure :: Tonsure (n.) The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark of their order and of their rank..
Shorling :: Shorling (n.) A person who is shorn; a shaveling; hence, in contempt, a priest..
Razorable :: Razorable (a.) Ready for the razor; fit to be shaved.
Shave :: Shave (v. i.) 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..
Shaving :: Shaving (n.) The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically, the act of cutting off the beard with a razor..
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular..
Shaveling :: Shaveling (n.) A man shaved; hence, a monk, or other religious; -- used in contempt..
Shaver :: Shaver (n.) One who is close in bargains; a sharper.
Tonsured :: Tonsured (a.) Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald..
Drawknife :: Drawknife (n.) A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; -- called also drawshave, and drawing shave..
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) To strip; to plunder; to fleece.
Inshave :: Inshave (n.) A plane for shaving or dressing the concave or inside faces of barrel staves.
Shaven :: Shaven () of Shav.
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) An exorbitant discount on a note.
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