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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Shave :: Shave (v. t.) An exorbitant discount on a note.
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..
Tonsured :: Tonsured (a.) Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald..
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing..
Shaver :: Shaver (n.) A tool or machine for shaving.
Not :: Not (a.) Shorn; shaven.
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
Barber :: Barber (n.) One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons..
Inshave :: Inshave (n.) A plane for shaving or dressing the concave or inside faces of barrel staves.
Shaver :: Shaver (n.) One who is close in bargains; a sharper.
Pare :: Pare (v. t.) To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies..
Shaving :: Shaving (n.) The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically, the act of cutting off the beard with a razor..
Skive :: Skive (v. t.) To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of (hides or leather).
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) To strip; to plunder; to fleece.
Shaver :: Shaver (n.) One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze; as, the bullet missed by a close shave..
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..
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.
Shorling :: Shorling (n.) A person who is shorn; a shaveling; hence, in contempt, a priest..
Bearer :: Bearer (n.) A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off the impression from a blank page; also, a type or type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to support the plate when it is shaved..
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